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Cordyceps · 2021 · Journal Article · Scientific reports

Rapid and concise quantification of mycelial growth by microscopic image intensity model and application to mass cultivation of fungi.

The microbial food fermentation industry requires real-time monitoring and accurate quantification of cells. However, filamentous fungi are difficult to quantify as they have complex cell types such as pellet, spores, and dispersed hyphae..

Oyster Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · Bioresource technology

Succession of the microbial communities and function prediction during short-term peach sawdust-based composting.

Short-term composting of raw materials for preparing oyster mushroom cultivation media is widely used in China, and its microbial mechanism needs to be further studied..

Oyster Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Supplementation with Magnesium Salts-A Strategy to Increase Nutraceutical Value of Pleurotus djamor Fruiting Bodies.

The use of substrates supplemented with minerals is a promising strategy for increasing the nutraceutical value of Pleurotus spp. The current research was performed to analyze the effect of substrate supplementation with magnesium (Mg) salts on the Mg content, biomass, and chemical composition of pink oyster mushroom….

Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · PloS one

Sustainability of religious communities.

This article focuses on the relationship between church population and sustainability. We carried out the study on a sample of Presbyterian churches in South Korea, and implemented dynamic optimization of the church population based on the Susceptible-Infected-Recovered (SIR) epidemic model..

Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · PLoS computational biology

Testing, tracing and isolation in compartmental models.

Existing compartmental mathematical modelling methods for epidemics, such as SEIR models, cannot accurately represent effects of contact tracing. This makes them inappropriate for evaluating testing and contact tracing strategies to contain an outbreak..

OncologyLiver supportSkin & hydration

Cordyceps · 2021 · Journal Article · Frontiers in pharmacology

The Novel Chinese Medicine JY5 Formula Alleviates Hepatic Fibrosis by Inhibiting the Notch Signaling Pathway.

Advanced liver fibrosis can lead to cirrhosis, resulting in an accelerated risk of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver failure. Fuzheng Huayu formula (FZHY) is a traditional Chinese medicine formula treated liver fibrosis in China approved by a Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (NO: Z20050546), composed of….

Cognition & nervesEnergy & fatigue

Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · Journal of Intelligence

The Role of General and Specific Cognitive Abilities in Predicting Performance of Three Occupations: Evidence from Bifactor Models.

Cognitive abilities are related to job performance. However, there is less agreement about the relative contribution of general versus specific cognitive abilities to job performance.

Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · PloS one

The suppression effect of emotional contagion in the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-layer hybrid modelling and simulation approach.

The entire world has suffered a lot since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in 2019, so simulation models of COVID-19 dynamics are urgently needed to understand and control the pandemic better..

Respiratory

Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · Journal of archaeological method and theory

Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Ecological Changes, Social Behaviour and Human Intergroup Tolerance 300,000 to 30,000 BP.

UNLABELLED: Archaeological evidence suggests that important shifts were taking place in the character of human social behaviours 300,000 to 30,000 years ago. New artefact types appear and are disseminated with greater frequency..

Cognition & nerves

Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · International journal of environmental research and public health

Unfixed Movement Route Model, Non-Overcrowding and Social Distancing Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 in Sporting Facilities.

Localized outbreaks of COVID-19 have been reported in sporting facilities. This study used the Agent-based Modeling (ABM) method to analyze the transmission rate of COVID-19 in different sporting models, sporting spaces per capita, and situations of gathering, which contributes to understanding how COVID-19 transmits….

Respiratory

Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · Scientific reports

Unraveling the complexity of human behavior and urbanization on community vulnerability to floods.

Floods are among the costliest natural hazards and their consequences are expected to increase further in the future due to urbanization in flood-prone areas. It is essential that policymakers understand the factors governing the dynamics of urbanization to adopt proper disaster risk reduction techniques..

Immune supportRespiratory

Almond Mushroom · 2021 · Journal Article · International journal for numerical methods in biomedical engineering

Verification of an agent-based disease model of human Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

Agent-based models (ABMs) are a powerful class of computational models widely used to simulate complex phenomena in many different application areas. However, one of the most critical aspects, poorly investigated in the literature, regards an important step of the model credibility assessment: solution verification..

King Oyster · 2020 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Journal of microbiological methods

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of arthroconidia obtained from the edible mushroom Hypsizygus marmoreus.

Using the carboxin resistance gene from Pleurotus eryngii as a selective marker, we introduced foreign DNA into the arthroconidia of Hypsizygus marmoreus through Agrobacterium-mediated transformation..

King Oyster · 2020 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Journal of microbiological methods

Five-year cryopreservation at -80 °C of edible and medicinal basidiomycetes by wheat grain technique.

This research has focused on basidiomycete cryopreservation at -80 °C and developed a cryopreservation method based on the use of hard or medium-hard endosperm wheat grains as a mycelial carrier for cryopreservation..

Cordyceps · 2020 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Fungal genetics and biology: FG & B

Genomic characterization of Parengyodontium americanum sp. nov.

Modern genome analysis and phylogenomic methods have increased the number of fungal species, as well as enhanced appreciation of the degree of diversity within the fungal kingdom. In this context, we describe a new Parengyodontium species, P..

Cordyceps · 2020 · Brief Report · Cell chemical biology

Mechanism of Activation of AMPK by Cordycepin.

Cordycepin (3'-deoxyadenosine) is a major bioactive agent in Cordyceps militaris, a fungus used in traditional Chinese medicine. It has been proposed to have many beneficial metabolic effects by activating AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), but the mechanism of activation remained uncertain..

OncologyMetabolic health

King Oyster · 2020 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · PloS one

Recycling of spent mushroom substrate: Utilization as feed material for the larvae of the yellow mealworm Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).

Spent mushroom substrate is made from the waste remaining after the harvest of mushrooms. Here, we evaluated the potential of five spent edible fungi (Auricularia cornea, Lentinus edodes, Pleurotus eryngii, P.

Cognition & nervesEnergy & fatigue

Oyster Mushroom · 2020 · Video Audio Media · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Sensory cilia as the Achilles heel of nematodes when attacked by carnivorous mushrooms.

Fungal predatory behavior on nematodes has evolved independently in all major fungal lineages. The basidiomycete oyster mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus is a carnivorous fungus that preys on nematodes to supplement its nitrogen intake under nutrient-limiting conditions..

Immune supportMetabolic health

Cordyceps · 2019 · Data Paper · Data in brief

Dataset of the infrared spectrometry, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the polysaccharides from C. militaris.

The data presented in this article describe characteristics of the polysaccharides, designated as CM1 and CMS, isolated from the fruiting body of C. militaris.

King Oyster · 2019 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

Different fungal peroxidases oxidize nitrophenols at a surface catalytic tryptophan.

Dye-decolorizing peroxidase (DyP) from Auricularia auricula-judae and versatile peroxidase (VP) from Pleurotus eryngii oxidize the three mononitrophenol isomers. Both enzymes have been overexpressed in Escherichia coli and in vitro activated..

Cordyceps · 2019 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Pharmacological research

Natural medicines for the treatment of fatigue: Bioactive components, pharmacology, and mechanisms.

It is a common phenomenon that people are in a sub-health condition and facing "unexplained fatigue", which seriously affects their health, work efficiency and quality of life. Meanwhile, fatigue is also a common symptom of many serious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, and schizophrenia..

OncologyEnergy & fatigue

King Oyster · 2019 · Abstract · Journal of animal science

PSXII-25 Characterization and evaluation of the in vitro dry matter digestibility of corn stover spent used to produce edible fungi

Abstract Corn stover (CS) is an agricultural byproduct available in many countries for animal feed. However, due to its high lignin (L) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) content it has a low digestibility..

King Oyster · 2019 · Abstract · Journal of animal science

PSXIV-14 Evaluation of 21 fungal strains as pretreatment of corn stover: chemical composition and in vitro digestibility

Abstract Agricultural by-products such as corn stover (CS) are abundantly available in many countries; however, its high content of neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and lignin (L) and low protein content, causes low digestibility and nutrient availability for ruminants..

King Oyster · 2018 · Letter · Beilstein journal of organic chemistry

Biocatalytic synthesis of the Green Note trans-2-hexenal in a continuous-flow microreactor.

The biocatalytic preparation of trans-hex-2-enal from trans-hex-2-enol using a novel aryl alcohol oxidase from Pleurotus eryngii (PeAAOx) is reported. As O2-dependent enzyme PeAAOx-dependent reactions are generally plagued by the poor solubility of O2 in aqueous media and mass transfer limitations resulting in poor….

King Oyster · 2018 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Biotechnology and bioengineering

Functional expression of aryl-alcohol oxidase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Pichia pastoris by directed evolution.

Aryl-alcohol oxidase (AAO) plays a fundamental role in the fungal ligninolytic secretome, acting as a supplier of H2 O2. Despite its highly selective mechanism of action, the presence of this flavooxidase in different biotechnological settings has hitherto been hampered by the lack of appropriate heterologous….

King Oyster · 2018 · Brief Report · Brazilian journal of microbiology: [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]

Multi-enzyme complex of white rot fungi in saccharification of lignocellulosic material.

The multi-enzyme complex (crude extract) of white rot fungi Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus eryngii, Trametes versicolor, Pycnosporus sanguineus and Phanerochaete chrysosporium were characterized, evaluated in the hydrolysis of pretreated pulps of sorghum straw and compared efficiency with commercial enzyme..

King Oyster · 2018 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Chembiochem: a European journal of chemical biology

Redesign of a New Manganese Peroxidase Highly Expressed in Pichia pastoris towards a Lignin-Degrading Versatile Peroxidase.

Manganese peroxidases, lignin peroxidases, and versatile peroxidases secreted by white rot fungi are supposed to play an essential role in lignin degradation. Thus, these enzymes have attracted significant attention as potential biocatalysts..

Shiitake · 2017 · Comparative Study · Journal of the science of food and agriculture

Effects of indoor and outdoor cultivation conditions on 137 Cs concentrations in cultivated mushrooms produced after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident.

BACKGROUND: Radiocesium (134 Cs and 137 Cs) in mushrooms has been a matter of public concern after the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. To minimize the internal dose by ingestion of cultivated mushrooms, the Japanese government set a guideline level with respect to the radiocesium concentration in….

King Oyster · 2017 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · The journal of physical chemistry. B

Mapping the Long-Range Electron Transfer Route in Ligninolytic Peroxidases.

Combining a computational analysis with site-directed mutagenesis, we have studied the long-range electron transfer pathway in versatile and lignin peroxidases, two enzymes of biotechnological interest that play a key role for fungal degradation of the bulky lignin molecule in plant biomass..

King Oyster · 2017 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Acta chimica Slovenica

Peach and Cherry Agroindustrial Wastes: New and Economic Sources for the Production of Lignocellulolytic Enzymes.

Pleurotus eryngii was incubated on both peach and cherry agroindustrial wastes by solid state fermentation for 30 days without/with pretreatment conditions. The lignocellulosic substrates were pretreated with dilute acid and alkaline solutions, hot water before incubation..

King Oyster · 2017 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · BMC plant biology

Potential of selected fungal species to degrade wheat straw, the most abundant plant raw material in Europe.

BACKGROUND: Structural component of plant biomass, lignocellulose, is the most abundant renewable resource in nature. Lignin is the most recalcitrant natural aromatic polymer and its degradation presents great challenge..

Shiitake · 2016 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Food chemistry

Study on vitamin D₂ stability in dried mushrooms during drying and storage.

The main objective of this work was to determine the stability of vitamin D2 in dried mushrooms Agaricus bisporus, Pleurotus ostreatus and Lentinula edodes during storage, as well as to examine the possibility of inducing vitamin D2 production in dried mushrooms by UVB irradiation..

Skin & hydration

King Oyster · 2015 · Research Article · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

A three-enzyme-system to degrade curcumin to natural vanillin.

The symmetrical structure of curcumin includes two 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl substructures. Laccase catalyzed formation of a phenol radical, radical migration and oxygen insertion at the benzylic positions can result in the formation of vanillin..

Energy & fatigue

Energy & fatigueGut & microbiome

King Oyster · 2015 · Journal Article · Animal feed science and technology

Fungal treatment of lignocellulosic biomass: Importance of fungal species, colonization and time on chemical composition and in vitro rumen degradability

The aim of this study is to evaluate fungal treatments to improve in vitro rumen degradability of lignocellulosic biomass. In this study four selective lignin degrading fungi, Ganoderma lucidum, Lentinula edodes, Pleurotus eryngii and Pleurotus ostreatus, were used to pre-treat lignocellulosic biomass and to make the….

King Oyster · 2015 · Journal Article · Journal of biotechnology

Recombinant expression of four oxidoreductases in Phanerochaete chrysosporium improves degradation of phenolic and non-phenolic substrates.

Phanerochaete chrysosporium belongs to a group of lignin-degrading fungi that secretes various oxidoreductive enzymes, including lignin peroxidase (LiP) and manganese peroxidase (MnP). Previously, we demonstrated that the heterologous expression of a versatile peroxidase (VP) in P..

King Oyster · 2014 · Research Article · Virologica Sinica

Antiviral activity of Basidiomycete mycelia against influenza type A (serotype H1N1) and herpes simplex virus type 2 in cell culture.

In this study, we investigated the in vitro antiviral activity of the mycelia of higher mushrooms against influenza virus type A (serotype H1N1) and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), strain BH..

Respiratory

King Oyster · 2014 · Journal Article · Biotechnology letters

Method for the stabilization and immobilization of enzymatic extracts and its application to the decolorization of textile dyes

Peroxidases from Pleurotus eryngii have been investigated for their ability to degrade recalcitrant, phenolic pollutants. The use of crude enzymatic extracts can reduce the high costs associated with enzyme purification, and enzyme immobilization can enhance enzyme stability and recovery..

Almond Mushroom · 2014 · Journal Article · Journal of the science of food and agriculture

Optimization of the cultivation conditions for mushroom production with European wild strains of Agaricus subrufescens and Brazilian cultivars

BACKGROUND: The almond mushroom Agaricus subrufescens (formerly Agaricus blazei or Agaricus brasiliensis) is cultivated at commercial level in Brazil and some Asian countries on local substrates and casing mixtures. Despite its tropical origin, A..

Energy & fatigue

King Oyster · 2014 · Journal Article · Bio-medical materials and engineering

Study on the construction of recombined plasmid pMG36e-lacc1 and the electroporation of Lactobacillus buchneri.

With a goal of obtaining the engineering probiotics that can produce both lactic acid and laccase, Pleurotus eryngii was selected as the test material. First, the laccase gene (Lacc1) was cloned by using RT-PCR (the length of which is 1596 bp), and then, the gene was ligated to the food-grade vector pMG36e from….

King Oyster · 2012 · Research Article · Mycobiology

Characterization of Species of Cladobotryum which Cause Cobweb Disease in Edible Mushrooms Grown in Korea.

Four Cladobotryum isolates were collected from four different commercially grown mushroom types infected with cobweb disease in Cheongdo-gun and Chilgok-gun of Gyeongbuk Province, Korea in 2010. The isolates were identified as C.

King Oyster · 2012 · Journal Article · Compost science & utilization

Comparison of Six Spent Mushroom Composts As Growing Media for Transplant Production of Lettuce

We investigated the physical and chemical properties of six spent mushroom composts (SMCs) and addressed the possibility of reusing SMCs as growing media for transplant production by comparing the seed germination and growth characteristics of lettuce transplants grown in the SMC-based media..

King Oyster · 2012 · Journal Article · Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft + [i.e. und] Technologie. Food science + technology. Science + technologie alimentaire

Contents of lovastatin, γ-aminobutyric acid and ergothioneine in mushroom fruiting bodies and mycelia

Lovastatin, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and ergothioneine were analysed in mushrooms. Among fruiting bodies, Pleurotus ostreatus (Japan) and Agaricus bisporus contained the highest amount of lovastatin (606.5 and 565.4 mg/kg, respectively) whereas among mycelia, Cordyceps sinensis and Antrodia salmonea contained the….

King Oyster · 2012 · Journal Article · Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)

Determination of fatty acids from mushrooms using high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection and online mass spectrometry

Owing to the growing consumer interest in low-fat foods, it is necessary to provide our customers with the information about the fatty acid composition of mushrooms..

Energy & fatigue

King Oyster · 2012 · Journal Article · Biotechnology letters

Isolation of high quality and yield of RNA from Agaricus bisporus with a simple, inexpensive and reliable method

A method for isolating high purity and quantity RNA from Agaricus bisporus which is rich in proteins, carbohydrate, fiber and secondary metabolites, is described..

King Oyster · 2012 · Research Article · Asian-Australasian journal of animal sciences

Spent mushroom substrate influences elk (cervus elaphus canadensis) hematological and serum biochemical parameters.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of spent mushroom substrate (SMS) derived from Pleurotus eryngii on the hematological and biochemical blood properties of elk. A total of 18, two and three-year-old elk were fed three different levels of SMS (0, 15 and 20%) in a corn-wheat bran diet for 80 days..

King Oyster · 2012 · Journal Article · International journal of food science & technology

Testing edible mushrooms to inhibit the pancreatic lipase activity by an in vitro digestion model

One of the strategies in prevention or treatment of obesity is altering metabolism of lipids by inhibition of dietary fat absorption. The extracts obtained with methanol, water and methanol:water (1:1) from 21 mushroom species were screened as potential sources of pancreatic lipase (PL) inhibitors using a standardised….

King Oyster · 2011 · Journal Article · Food science and technology research

Bioethanol Production by Pichia stipitis from Enzymatic Hydrolysates of Corncob-based Spent Mushroom Substrate

The potential of spent mushroom substrate after cultivation of Pleurotus eryngii as a biomass resource for bioethanol production was investigated. Materials were pretreated by ball milling for 1 h, and enzymatic hydrolysis was then carried out..

King Oyster · 2010 · Journal Article · Journal of bioscience and bioengineering

New fungal biomasses for cyanide biodegradation.

Cyanide, a hazardous substance, is released into the environment as a result of natural processes of various industrial activities which is a toxic pollutant according to Environmental Protection Agency..