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Edible and medicinal fungi, a group of eukaryotic organisms with numerous varieties, including Coriolus versicolor, Ganoderma lucidum, Cordyceps sinensis, Pleurotus ostreatus, and Grifola frondosa, have been demonstrated to possess a board range of pharmaceutical properties, including anti-virus, anti-inflammation,….

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Review · Frontiers in pharmacology

Fungal Mushrooms: A Natural Compound With Therapeutic Applications.

Fungi are extremely diverse in terms of morphology, ecology, metabolism, and phylogeny. Approximately, 130 medicinal activities like antitumor, immunomodulation, antioxidant, radical scavenging, cardioprotective and antiviral actions are assumed to be produced by the various varieties of medicinal mushrooms..

OncologyImmune supportCognition & nervesMetabolic health

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Reishi · 2022 · Review · Applied microbiology and biotechnology

Ganoderma immunomodulatory proteins: mushrooming functional FIPs.

Fungal immunomodulatory protein (FIP) is a novel functional protein family with specific immunomodulatory activity identified from several macro-fungi. A variety of biological activities of FIPs have been reported, such as anti-allergy, anti-tumor, mitogenic activity, and immunomodulation..

OncologyImmune support

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Snow Fungus · 2022 · Review · Carbohydrate polymers

Insight on updates in polysaccharides for ocular drug delivery.

Ocular drug delivery is a significantly challenging task due to the presence of various anatomical and physiological barriers in the eye. Naturally available polysaccharides, when used as drug vehicles provide increased retention time, bioavailability, and penetration due to their unique mucoadhesive and….

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Reishi · 2022 · Review · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Medicinal Fungi with Antiviral Effect.

Pandemics from various viruses make natural organisms face challenges over and over again. Therefore, new antiviral drugs urgently need to be found to solve this problem.

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Oyster Mushroom · 2022 · Review · Frontiers in microbiology

Microbial Degradation of Aldrin and Dieldrin: Mechanisms and Biochemical Pathways.

As members of the organochlorine group of insecticides, aldrin and dieldrin are effective at protecting agriculture from insect pests. However, because of excessive use and a long half-life, they have contributed to the major pollution of the water/soil environments..

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Preprint · journal metadata

Modelling HIV/AIDS Epidemiological Complexity: A Scoping Review of Agent-Based Model and Their Application

To end AIDS epidemic by 2030 despite the new challenges brought by Covid-19, such as increasing poverty rates and inequalities, policies should be designed to deal with population heterogeneity and environmental changes. Bottom-up designs, such Agent-Based Model (ABM), have the potential to deal with such complexity..

Respiratory

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Preprint · journal metadata

Modelling of tuna around fish aggregating devices: the importance of ocean flow and prey

Catch and distribution of tuna in the ocean are typically investigated with ocean basin-scale models. Due to their large scale, such models must greatly simplify tuna behaviour occurring at a scale below ∼100 km, despite interactions at this level potentially being important to both catch and distribution of tuna..

Energy & fatigueGut & microbiome

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Cordyceps · 2022 · Review · Journal of smooth muscle research = Nihon Heikatsukin Gakkai kikanshi

Potential of the TRPM7 channel as a novel therapeutic target for pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is an intractable vascular disease characterized by a progressive increase in pulmonary vascular resistance caused by pulmonary vascular remodeling, which ultimately leads to right-sided heart failure..

Energy & fatigueMetabolic healthRespiratory

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Preprint · journal metadata

Quantification of spatial and phenotypic heterogeneity in an agent-based model of tumour-macrophage interactions

We introduce a new spatial statistic, the weighted pair correlation function (wPCF). The wPCF extends the existing pair correlation function (PCF) to describe spatial relationships between points marked with combinations of discrete and continuous labels..

OncologyImmune supportEnergy & fatigue

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Wood Ear · 2022 · Review · Frontiers in microbiology

Research progress of Auricularia heimuer on cultivation physiology and molecular biology.

Auricularia heimuer (A. heimuer F.

OncologyImmune supportSkin & hydration

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Almond Mushroom · 2022 · Preprint · journal metadata

Simulating inequalities in social care provision during the Covid-19 pandemic: an agent-based model

The Covid-19 pandemic is deeply affecting every aspect of people daily lives around the world, both through the effects of the virus itself and the related mitigation measures put into place by governments..

Respiratory

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Reishi · 2022 · Review · Nutrition and cancer

The Potential of Plant-Derived Extracts and Compounds to Augment Anticancer Effects of Chemotherapeutic Drugs.

Plant extracts comprise a complex mixture of natural compounds with diverse biological activities including anticancer activities. This has made the use of plant extracts a trending strategy in cancer treatment..

Oncology

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Reishi · 2022 · Review · International journal of medicinal mushrooms

Wild Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms Used by the Tribes in the State of Kerala, India: A Review.

Wild edible mushrooms are a valuable dietary food to many tribal people around the world. Wild medicinal mushrooms are therapeutically important sources of bioactive compounds..

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Oyster Mushroom · 2021 · Review · Chemosphere

A crucial review on polycyclic aromatic Hydrocarbons - Environmental occurrence and strategies for microbial degradation.

Over the last century, contamination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has risen tremendously due to the intensified industrial activities like petrochemical, pharmaceutical, insecticides and fertilizers applications..

Energy & fatigue

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Preprint · journal metadata

abmR: an R package for agent-based model analysis of large-scale movements across taxa

Agent-based modeling (ABM) shows promise for animal movement studies. However, a robust, open-source, and spatially explicit ABM coding platform is currently lacking.

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Oyster Mushroom · 2021 · Review · Toxins

Ageritin from Pioppino Mushroom: The Prototype of Ribotoxin-Like Proteins, a Novel Family of Specific Ribonucleases in Edible Mushrooms.

Ageritin is a specific ribonuclease, extracted from the edible mushroom Cyclocybe aegerita (synonym Agrocybe aegerita), which cleaves a single phosphodiester bond located within the universally conserved alpha-sarcin loop (SRL) of 23-28S rRNAs..

Oncology

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Preprint · journal metadata

Combined Toxicity of Chlorpyrifos, Abamectin, Imidacloprid, And Acetamiprid On Earthworms (Eisenia Fetida)

Mixed pesticides have been broadly used in agriculture. However, assessing the combined effects of pesticides in the environment is essential for potential risk assessment, though the task is far from complete..

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Preprint · journal metadata

Comparison of three treatment methods for simple bone cyst in children

Background: The unicameral bone cyst (UBC) is a kind of benign tumor whose clinical treatments and efficacy are controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the elastic stable intramedullary nail (ESIN), the injection of autologous bone marrow (ABM), and the combination of ESIN and ABM in….

Oncology

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Preprint · journal metadata

Designing Food Supply Chain Strategy During COVID-19 Pandemic Using an Integrated Agent-Based Modelling and Robust Optimization

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread for over a year and affected many aspects, including food supply chain. One of the impacts of COVID-19 in food supply chain is the reduction of food production capacity..

Respiratory

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Maitake · 2021 · Review · Journal of cellular physiology

Herbal therapy as a promising approach for regulation on lipid profiles: A review of molecular aspects.

Impaired lipid profile is defined as abnormal plasma levels of low-density lipoprotein, triglycerides, and total cholesterol. This disease state is associated with the development and progression of various disorders, such as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, and acute myocardial infarction..

Metabolic health

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Preprint · journal metadata

Insights into the ecotoxicological perturbations induced by the biocide abamectin in the white snail, Theba pisana

Abamectin (avermectin B1, ABM) has been widely used as a biocide in agriculture, veterinary and medicine worldwide. In the current study, we aimed to evaluate the acute toxicity and sub-lethal biochemical responses of ABM on the non-target land snail, Theba pisana..

Energy & fatigueLiver support

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Preprint · journal metadata

Investigating the growth of an engineered strain of Cyanobacteria with an Agent-Based Model and a Recurrent Neural Network

A computational framework combining Agent-Based Models (ABMs) and Deep Learning techniques was developed to help design microbial communities that convert light and CO 2 into useful bioproducts..

Cognition & nervesGut & microbiome

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Oyster Mushroom · 2021 · Review · Journal of autoimmunity

Mushrooms and immunity.

In the wide field of nutraceuticals, the effects of mushrooms on immunity, cancer and including autoimmunity have been proposed for centuries but in recent years a growing interest has led scientists to elucidate which specific compounds have bioactive properties and through which mechanisms..

OncologyImmune supportMetabolic healthRespiratory

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Maitake · 2021 · Review · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Mycomedicine: A Unique Class of Natural Products with Potent Anti-tumour Bioactivities.

Mycomedicine is a unique class of natural medicine that has been widely used in Asian countries for thousands of years. Modern mycomedicine consists of fruiting bodies, spores, or other tissues of medicinal fungi, as well as bioactive components extracted from them, including polysaccharides and, triterpenoids, etc..

OncologyImmune support

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King Oyster · 2021 · Preprint · journal metadata

Pleurotus Spp. Fungi Ferment Corn Stover and Enhance Its Nutritional Value as Ruminant Feed

Four Pleurotus spp. fungi ( P.

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Maitake · 2021 · Review · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Proteomic Research on the Antitumor Properties of Medicinal Mushrooms.

Medicinal mushrooms are increasingly being recognized as an important therapeutic modality in complementary oncology. Until now, more than 800 mushroom species have been known to possess significant pharmacological properties, of which antitumor and immunomodulatory properties have been the most researched..

OncologyImmune support

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Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Preprint · journal metadata

Simulating the Spatial Distribution of Pollutant Loads from Pig Farming using an Agent-based Modeling Approach

Abstract This research developed an agent-based model (ABM) for simulating pollutant loads from pig farming. The behavior of farmer agents was captured using concepts from the Theory of Planned Behavior..

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Lion's Mane · 2021 · Review · Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

Therapeutic applications of mushrooms and their biomolecules along with a glimpse of in silico approach in neurodegenerative diseases.

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) represent a common neurological pathology that determines a progressive deterioration of the brain or the nervous system. For treating NDs, comprehensive and alternative medicines have attracted scientific researchers' attention recently..

OncologyImmune supportCognition & nerves

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Lion's Mane · 2021 · Review · Chinese medicine

Therapeutic roles of natural remedies in combating hereditary ataxia: A systematic review.

BACKGROUND: Hereditary ataxia (HA) represents a group of genetically heterogeneous neurodegenerative diseases caused by dysfunction of the cerebellum or disruption of the connection between the cerebellum and other areas of the central nervous system..

Cognition & nerves

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Chaga · 2020 · Journal Article · Journal of food science

Antioxidant, α-amylase and α-glucosidase activity of various solvent fractions of I. obliquus and the preventive role of active fraction against H2 O2 induced damage in hepatic L02 cells as fungisome.

Inonotus obliquus is a traditional mushroom well known for its therapeutic value. In this study, various solvent fractions of I.

OncologyEnergy & fatigueMetabolic healthGut & microbiome

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Oyster Mushroom · 2020 · Journal Article · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Degradative Ability of Mushrooms Cultivated on Corn Silage Digestate.

The current management practice of digestate from biogas plants involves its use for land application as a fertilizer. Nevertheless, the inadequate handling of digestate may cause environmental risks due to losses of ammonia, methane and nitrous oxide..

Gut & microbiome

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Mesima · 2020 · Journal Article · Journal of medicinal food

Dietary Mixed Cereal Grains Ameliorate the Azoxymethane and Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Colonic Carcinogenesis in C57BL/6J Mice.

The chemopreventive effects of various mixed cereal grain (MCG) samples on azoxymethane (AOM, 10 mg/kg) and dextran sulfate sodium (DSS, 0.02 g/mL)-induced colorectal cancer (CRC) in C57BL/6J mice were studied..

OncologyImmune supportGut & microbiome

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Turkey Tail · 2020 · Journal Article · Waste management (New York, N.Y.)

Kinetics of methane production during anaerobic fermentation of chicken manure with sawdust and fungi pre-treated wheat straw.

The goal of this study was to determine the kinetic parameters of methane production during anaerobic fermentation of mixtures of chicken manure with sawdust and wheat straw overgrown with fungi. Pre-treatment of wheat straw was carried out with Pleurotus ostreatus and Trametes versicolor white-rot fungi..

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Turkey Tail · 2020 · Research Article · Heliyon

Multicopper oxidase laccases with distinguished spectral properties: A new outlook.

Multicopper oxidases (MCOs) has a unique feature of having the presence of four Cu atoms arranged into three (Type I, II and III) spectral classification. MCOs laccase due to its broad range of substrate specificity has numerous biotechnological applications..

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Lion's Mane · 2020 · Journal Article · Journal of food processing and preservation

Quantitative determination of macro components and classification of some cultivated mushrooms using near‐infrared spectroscopy

Fourier transform near‐infrared spectroscopy (FT‐NIRS) was applied to quantitatively determine the macro components (dry matter, protein, carbohydrate, and usable energy) of different cultivated mushroom species. Prediction models were built by partial least‐square regression (PLSR) using 192 mushroom samples..

Energy & fatigue

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Chaga · 2019 · Journal Article · South African journal of botany

An insight into antidiabetic properties of six medicinal and edible mushrooms: Inhibition of α-amylase and α-glucosidase linked to type-2 diabetes

As a continuation of our search for biologically active mushroom species the present study investigates in vitro antidiabetic properties of six edible and medicinal mushroom species: Agaricus blazei Murrill, Coprinus comatus (O.F. Müll.) Pers., Cordyceps militaris (L.) Fr., Inonotus obliquus (Ach..

Metabolic health

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Turkey Tail · 2019 · Research Article · ChemCatChem

Characterization of Type IV Carboxylate Reductases (CARs) for Whole Cell-Mediated Preparation of 3-Hydroxytyrosol.

Fragrance and flavor industries could not imagine business without aldehydes. Processes for their commercial production raise environmental and ecological concerns.

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Lion's Mane · 2019 · Journal Article · Journal of cereal science

Effects of solid-state fungi fermentation on phenolic content, antioxidant properties and fiber composition of lime cooked maize by-product (nejayote)

Free forms of phenolic compounds are more rapidly absorbed in the small intestine and distributed throughout the body. In nejayote, 85% of total phenolic content are found in bound forms..

Gut & microbiome

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Turkey Tail · 2019 · Research Article · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Microbial Asymmetric Functionalization of β-Cyclocitral-Derived Tetramethyl-Substituted γ-Lactone.

Searching for the new anticancer compounds we prepared three new β-cyclocitral-derived hydroxyl-γ-lactones by microbial hydroxylation of tetramethyl-substituted bicyclic γ-lactone. The substrate was transformed by the enzymatic system of filamentous fungi..

Oncology

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Cordyceps · 2019 · Research Article · Analytical methods: advancing methods and applications

Simultaneous Quantification of Adenosine and Deoxyadenosine Isomers in Foods with High Sensitivity.

Simultaneous quantification of adenosine and deoxyadenosine isomers, including 2'-deoxyadenosine (dA) and 3'-deoxyadenosine (cordycepin, COR) is a challenge because they are very similar in chemical structure..

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Maitake · 2018 · Journal Article · Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

Anti-inflammatory and Proapoptotic Properties of the Natural Compound o-Orsellinaldehyde.

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of medical conditions that increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Numerous studies have shown that inflammation is directly involved in the onset of metabolic syndrome and related pathologies..

Immune supportMetabolic health

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Shiitake · 2018 · Journal Article · Environmental monitoring and assessment

Trace element and toxic metal intake from the consumption of canned mushrooms marketed in Spain.

Mushrooms are a valuable foodstuff because they are an important source of fiber and essential amino acids, but they have a great capacity to capture metals from substrate..

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Soft matter

Controlled and tunable design of polymer interface for immobilization of enzymes: does curvature matter?

Control and tuning of surface properties is indispensable for the programmed and rational design of materials. Particularly, polymeric brush-modified colloids can be used as carrier materials for enzyme immobilization..

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Journal of hazardous materials

Degradation of synthetic fragrances by laccase-mediated system.

Laccase mediator systems are important biodegradation agents as the rate of reaction could be enhanced in the presence of redox mediators. In the present study the commercial enzyme laccase from Trametes versicolor and the redox mediator 2,2'-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) were used for the….

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Waste management (New York, N.Y.)

Effect of inoculation with white-rot fungi and fungal consortium on the composting efficiency of municipal solid waste.

An investigation was carried out on the effect of inoculation methods on the compost of an organic fraction of municipal solid waste. Three types of white-rot fungi (Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Trametes versicolor and Fomes fomentarius), and a consortium of these fungi, were used..

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Shiitake · 2016 · Journal Article · Oncology letters

In vitro antitumor activity of Latcripin-15 regulator of chromosome condensation 1 domain protein.

Cancer is one of the most significant health problems worldwide and thus the development of novel therapeutic agents with fewer side effects is required. The present study investigated the in vitro anticancer effects of a newly isolated fungal protein..

OncologyRespiratory

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Turkey Tail · 2016 · Research Article · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship of Cinnamaldehyde Compounds against Wood-Decaying Fungi.

Cinnamaldehyde, of the genius Cinnamomum, is a major constituent of the bark of the cinnamon tree and possesses broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. In this study, we used best multiple linear regression (BMLR) to develop quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) models for cinnamaldehyde derivatives….

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Nameko · 2015 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Journal of the science of food and agriculture

Antioxidant and anti-ageing activities of mycelia zinc polysaccharide from Pholiota nameko SW-03.

BACKGROUND: Edible fungi polysaccharides usually exhibit antioxidant activity, and zinc has been shown to have antioxidant properties. In the present work, Pholiota nameko SW-03 was used as a vector of zinc biotransformation in order to obtain mycelia zinc polysaccharide (MZPS), and the structural characterization and….

Immune supportMetabolic health

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Shiitake · 2015 · Case Reports · Dermatology online journal

Flagellate shiitake mushroom dermatitis.

An 84-year-old woman presented with 5 days of a pruritic skin eruption that formed arciform and linear patterns. She was diagnosed with flagellate shiitake mushroom dermatitis related to shiitake mushroom consumption the day prior symptom onset..

Skin & hydration