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Some surfactants can enhance the removal of phenol by laccase (Lac) in various industrial effluents. Their behavior and function in the biodegradation of phenolic wastewater have been experimentally reported by many researchers, but the underlying molecular mechanism is still unclear..

Energy & fatigueSkin & hydration

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Shiitake · 2018 · Journal Article · Journal of evidence-based integrative medicine

Effects of AHCC® on Immune and Stress Responses in Healthy Individuals.

AHCC® is a functional food from the basidiomycete Lentinula edodes. We evaluated the effects of AHCC® on subjects under different kinds of stress and at rest.

Immune supportCognition & nerves

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Maitake · 2018 · Journal Article · Forestry chronicle

Effects of copper and silver nanoparticles on growth of selected species of pathogenic and wood-decay fungi in vitro

As research indicates a role for metal nanoparticles as fungicides, the work described here addresses the influence of copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on the growth in vitro of pathogens causing damping-off as well as wood-decay fungi; i.e., Rhizoctonia solani (2 strains), Fusarium….

Liver support

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Snow Fungus · 2018 · Journal Article · Journal of food composition and analysis

Elemental characteristics of mushroom species cultivated in China and Poland

China is the first and Poland the fifth the greatest producers of cultivated mushrooms worldwide. Because new species are being domesticated and gaining popularity there is a need to study their biological activities and chemical composition..

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · The Science of the total environment

Elimination of Isoxazolyl-Penicillins antibiotics in waters by the ligninolytic native Colombian strain Leptosphaerulina sp. considerations on biodegradation process and antimicrobial activity removal.

In this work, Leptosphaerulina sp. (a Colombian native fungus) significantly removed three Isoxazolyl-Penicillin antibiotics (IP): oxacillin (OXA, 16000 μg L-1), cloxacillin (CLX, 17500 μg L-1) and dicloxacillin (DCX, 19000 μg L-1) from water..

Oncology

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Research Article · AMB Express

Enhanced laccase-mediated transformation of diclofenac and flufenamic acid in the presence of bisphenol A and testing of an enzymatic membrane reactor.

The inadequate removal of pharmaceuticals and other micropollutants in municipal wastewater treatment plants, as evidenced by their detection of these substances in the aquatic environment has led to the need for sustainable remediation strategies..

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Research Article · Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine

Ethnomycological study in the Kilum-Ijim mountain forest, Northwest Region, Cameroon.

BACKGROUND: Majority of the people in rural areas depend on traditional fungi-based medicines to combat different illnesses. This ethnomycological survey was undertaken to document the traditional knowledge of mushrooms among the communities in the Kilum-Ijim mountain forest reserve..

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · Water science and technology: a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research

Evaluation of Ficus benjamina wood chip-based fungal biofiltration for the treatment of Tequila vinasses.

This study was focused on the application of an aerobic biofiltration (BF) with Ficus benjamina wood chips as support medium, inoculated with two basidiomycete fungi, Phanerochaete chrysosporium (BF 1) and Trametes versicolor (BF 2), to treat Tequila vinasses from a Tequila industry..

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · Functional Ecology

Exclusion of invertebrates influences saprotrophic fungal community and wood decay rate in an experimental field study

Decomposer communities perform an essential ecosystem function by recycling nutrients. However, the effect of higher trophic levels on microbial decomposer communities and rate of decomposition is poorly understood..

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Maitake · 2018 · Journal Article · Food chemistry

Fe-transferrins or their homologues in ex-vivo mushrooms as identified by ESR spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations: A full spin-Hamiltonian approach for the ferric sextet state with intermediate zero-field splitting parameters.

Fe-transferrins/their homologues in ex-vivo mushrooms were identified by ESR spectroscopy at liquid helium temperature, 4 K. The ESR fine-structure signals from Grifola frondosa were analyzed by spectral simulation with a full spin-Hamiltonian approach, determining the spin Hamiltonian parameters of the ferric iron….

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Maitake · 2018 · Research Article · PeerJ

Glycosylceramide modifies the flavor and metabolic characteristics of sake yeast.

In the manufacture of sake, Japanese traditional rice wine, sake yeast is fermented with koji, which is steamed rice fermented with the non-pathogenic fungus Aspergillus oryzae..

Metabolic health

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Maitake · 2018 · Research Article · PeerJ

Green synthesis of nanoparticles with extracellular and intracellular extracts of basidiomycetes.

Au, Ag, Se, and Si nanoparticles were synthesized from aqueous solutions of HAuCl4, AgNO3, Na2SeO3, and Na2SiO3 with extra- and intracellular extracts from the xylotrophic basidiomycetes Pleurotus ostreatus, Lentinus edodes, Ganoderma lucidum, and Grifola frondosa..

Oncology

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Research Article · RSC advances

How experimental details matter. The case of a laccase-catalysed oligomerisation reaction.

The Trametes versicolor laccase (TvL)-catalysed oligomerisation of the aniline dimer p-aminodiphenylamine (PADPA) was investigated in an aqueous medium of pH = 3.5, containing 80-100 nm-sized anionic vesicles formed from AOT, the sodium salt of bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinic acid..

Energy & fatigue

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Enoki · 2018 · Journal Article · Journal of oleo science

Improvement of Diet-induced Obesity by Ingestion of Mushroom Chitosan Prepared from Flammulina velutipes

The anti-obesity effects of mushroom chitosan prepared from Flammulina velutipes were investigated using an animal model with diet-induced obesity. In this study, 5-week-old imprinting control region (ICR) mice were divided into six groups of 10 mice each and fed different diets based on the MF powdered diet (standard….

Metabolic healthGut & microbiomeLiver support

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Research Article · Frontiers in microbiology

In silico Design of Laccase Thermostable Mutants From Lacc 6 of Pleurotus Ostreatus.

Fungal laccase enzymes have a great biotechnological potential for bioremediation processes due to their ability to degrade compounds such as ρ-diphenol, aminophenols, polyphenols, polyamines, and aryldiamines..

Energy & fatigue

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Shiitake · 2018 · Journal Article · Frontiers in microbiology

Inhibition of Influenza Virus Infection by Lentinus edodes Mycelia Extract Through Its Direct Action and Immunopotentiating Activity.

Lentinula edodes mycelia (LEM) solid culture extracts contain many bioactive compounds with diverse pharmacological activities such as antitumor, antiviral, and immunopotentiating effects. In this study, we examined the anti-influenza virus activity of LEM in vitro and in vivo..

OncologyImmune supportRespiratory

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Chaga · 2018 · Journal Article · Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

Inotodiol suppresses proliferation of breast cancer in rat model of type 2 diabetes mellitus via downregulation of β-catenin signaling.

Breast cancer is amongst the most common cancers causing death of women worldwide. Breast cancer occurrence is more prominent in people with diabetes.

OncologyImmune supportMetabolic health

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

Laccase Fermentation of Clove Extract Increases Content of Dehydrodieugenol, Which Has Neuroprotective Activity against Glutamate Toxicity in HT22 Cells.

Enzyme fermentation is a type of food processing technique generally used to improve the biological activities of food and herbal medicines. In this study, a Syzygii Flos (clove) extract was fermented using laccase derived from Trametes versicolor (LTV)..

Cognition & nervesEnergy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

Laccase production from sucrose by recombinant Yarrowia lipolytica and its application to decolorization of environmental pollutant dyes.

Laccases are used in decolorization and biodegradation of synthetic dyes, bioremediation of industrial wastewaters and delignification of lignocellulosic compounds..

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Research Article · ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering

Laccase/Mediator Systems: Their Reactivity toward Phenolic Lignin Structures.

Laccase-mediator systems (LMS) have been widely studied for their capacity to oxidize the nonphenolic subunits of lignin (70-90% of the polymer). The phenolic subunits (10-30% of the polymer), which can also be oxidized without mediators, have received considerably less attention..

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Shiitake · 2018 · Journal Article · Journal of natural medicines

Lignosulfonic acid attenuates NF-κB activation and intestinal epithelial barrier dysfunction induced by TNF-α/IFN-γ in Caco-2 cells.

Lentinula edodes mycelia solid culture extract (MSCE) is used as a medical food ingredient and provides beneficial effects to patients with cancer and chronic type C hepatitis..

OncologyImmune supportGut & microbiomeLiver support

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

Lindane dissipation in a biomixture: Effect of soil properties and bioaugmentation.

The biomixture is the major constituent of a biopurification system and one of the most important factors in its efficiency; hence the selection of the components is crucial to ensure the efficient pesticides removal. Besides, bioaugmentation is an interesting approach for the optimization of these systems..

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · RSC advances

Molecular dynamics derived life times of active substrate binding poses explain K M of laccase mutants.

Fungal laccases (EC 1.10.3.2) are important multi-copper oxidases with broad substrate specificity. Laccases from Trametes versicolor (TvL) are among the best-characterized of these enzymes..

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry

Monitoring enzymatic degradation of emerging contaminants using a chip-based robotic nano-ESI-MS tool.

Up to now, knowledge of enzymes capable of degrading various contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) is limited, which is especially due to the lack of rapid screening methods..

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · International journal of biological macromolecules

Potentialities of active membranes with immobilized laccase for Bisphenol A degradation.

Herein, we report the development of immobilized laccase based membrane bioreactor as a novel bio-catalytic system for the degradation of emerging endocrine disruptor i.e., Bisphenol A. Two laccase forms i.e..

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · International journal of biological macromolecules

Preparation of a multifunctional fibroin-based biomaterial via laccase-assisted grafting of chitooligosaccharide.

Chitooligosaccharide (COS) has the characteristic of antioxidant and antibacterial effects. To improve the properties of silk fibroin (SF), COS was enzymatically grafted onto SF membranes using a laccase from Trametes versicolor..

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · Biotechnology for biofuels

Rapid characterization of the activities of lignin-modifying enzymes based on nanostructure-initiator mass spectrometry (NIMS).

BACKGROUND: Producing valuable fuels and chemicals from lignin is a key factor for making lignocellulosic biomass economically feasible; however, significant roadblocks exist due to our lack of detailed understanding of how lignin is enzymatically depolymerized and of the range of possible lignin fragments that can be….

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Zhu Ling · 2018 · Journal Article · Forest Pathology

Re‐evaluation of Armillaria and Desarmillaria in South Korea based on ITS/tef1 sequences and morphological characteristics

Fungal species in the genera Armillaria and Desarmillaria (Physalacriaceae, Agaricales) are well known for their symbiotic relationships with Gastrodia elata and Polyporus umbellatus, important components of traditional medicine in Asia..

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · Chemosphere

Removal of herbicides in a biopurification system is not negatively affected by oxytetracycline or fungally pretreated oxytetracycline.

The disposal of agricultural antibiotic-containing wastewater in biopurification systems (BPS) employed in the treatment of pesticides, may negatively affect the removal capacity of these devices..

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

Salt Taste Enhancing l-Arginyl Dipeptides from Casein and Lysozyme Released by Peptidases of Basidiomycota.

Some l-arginyl dipeptides were recently identified as salt taste enhancers, thus opening the possibility to reduce dietary sodium uptake without compromising palatability..

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Research Article · Mycobiology

Screening and Evaluation of Streptomyces Species as a Potential Biocontrol Agent against a Wood Decay Fungus, Gloeophyllum trabeum.

Two-hundred and fifty-five strains of actinomycetes isolated from soil samples were screened for their antagonistic activities against four well-known wood decay fungi (WDF), including a brown rot fungus, Gloeophyllum trabeum and three white rot fungi Donkioporia expansa, Trametes versicolor, and Schizophyllum….

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Research Article · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Spectroscopic Characterization of Natural Melanin from a Streptomyces cyaneofuscatus Strain and Comparison with Melanin Enzymatically Synthesized by Tyrosinase and Laccase.

An actinobacteria strain was isolated from Algerian Sahara soil and assigned to Streptomyces cyaneofuscatus Pridham et al. 1958 species.

Skin & hydration

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Turkey Tail · 2018 · Journal Article · Journal of environmental management

Stropharia rugosoannulata and Gymnopilus luteofolius: Promising fungal species for pharmaceutical biodegradation in contaminated water.

Pharmaceuticals are environmental micropollutants that pose an emerging challenge because they are poorly eliminated in conventional wastewater treatment plants. Over the last decade, many attempts have been made to solve this problem, and wastewater fungal treatment is a promising alternative..

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Mesima · 2017 · Journal Article · International immunopharmacology

3, 4-dihydroxybenzalacetone attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in acute lung injury via down-regulation of MMP-2 and MMP-9 activities through suppressing ROS-mediated MAPK and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways.

3, 4-Dihydroxybenzalacetone (DBL) is a constituent of Phellinus linteus. This study demonstrated the protective effect of DBL on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injuries in mice.

OncologyImmune supportEnergy & fatigueRespiratory

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Mesima · 2017 · Research Article · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

3,4-Dihydroxybenzalactone Suppresses Human Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Cells Metastasis via Suppression of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition, ROS-Mediated PI3K/AKT/MAPK/MMP and NFκB Signaling Pathways.

3,4-Dihydroxybenzalactone (DBL) was isolated from Phellinus linteus (PL), which is a folk medicine possessing various physiological effects. In this study, we used highly metastatic A549 cells to investigate efficacy of DBL inhibition of cancer metastasis and possible mechanisms..

OncologyEnergy & fatigueRespiratory

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Lion's Mane · 2017 · Journal Article · Cellular physiology and biochemistry: international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology

A Comparative Proteomic Analysis of Erinacine A's Inhibition of Gastric Cancer Cell Viability and Invasiveness.

UNLABELLED: Background / Aims: Erinacine A, isolated from the ethanol extract of the Hericium erinaceus mycelium, has been demonstrated as a new alternative anticancer medicine..

OncologyCognition & nervesEnergy & fatigue

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Maitake · 2017 · Journal Article · Applied microbiology and biotechnology

A mutant of hydrophobin HGFI tuning the self-assembly behaviour and biosurfactant activity.

Hydrophobins are a series of low molecular weight proteins produced by filamentous fungi that play an important role in fungal growth. They have a globular structure and possess a unique hydrophobic patch on their surface that makes them amphiphilic, making them among the most surface-active proteins..

Energy & fatigue

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Lion's Mane · 2017 · Research Article · Journal of cellular and molecular medicine

A proteomics approach to identifying novel protein targets involved in erinacine A-mediated inhibition of colorectal cancer cells' aggressiveness.

Erinacine A, a major active component of a diterpenoid derivative isolated from Hericium erinaceus mycelium, has been demonstrated to exert anticancer effects. Herein, we present an investigation of the molecular mechanism of erinacine A induction associated with cancer cells' aggressive status and death..

OncologyCognition & nervesEnergy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Eur Food Res Technol

A screening study of elemental composition in 12 marketable mushroom species accessible in Poland

Cultivated mushroom species are becoming an increasingly consumed commodity owing to their nutritional value and potential biological activities. There is a strict necessity to conduct a thorough screening of their chemical composition to ensure the quality and safety of final food products..

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Maitake · 2017 · Journal Article · Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea)

Alteration in the ultrastructural morphology of mycelial hyphae and the dynamics of transcriptional activity of lytic enzyme genes during basidiomycete morphogenesis.

The morphogenesis of macromycetes is a complex multilevel process resulting in a set of molecular-genetic, physiological-biochemical, and morphological-ultrastructural changes in the cells..

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Yellow Morel · 2017 · Journal Article · Microbial pathogenesis

Antimicrobial activity of crude fractions and morel compounds from wild edible mushrooms of North western Himalaya.

The antimicrobial properties of morel compounds from wild edible mushrooms (Morchella esculenta and Verpa bohemica) from Kashmir valley was investigated against different clinical pathogens. The butanol crude fraction of most popular or true morel M..

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Shiitake · 2017 · Journal Article · BMC gastroenterology

Attenuating the rate of total body fat accumulation and alleviating liver damage by oral administration of vitamin D-enriched edible mushrooms in a diet-induced obesity murine model is mediated by an anti-inflammatory paradigm shift.

BACKGROUND: Hypovitaminosis D is associated with many features of the metabolic syndrome, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Vitamin D-enriched mushrooms extracts exert a synergistic anti-inflammatory effect..

Immune supportMetabolic healthLiver support

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Biotechnology and applied biochemistry

Biochemical characteristics of a novel protease from the basidiomycete Amanita virgineoides.

The characterization of a novel protease from Amanita virgineoides is described. The A.

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Maitake · 2017 · Journal Article · Applied microbiology and biotechnology

Biosynthesis of nanoparticles of metals and metalloids by basidiomycetes. Preparation of gold nanoparticles by using purified fungal phenol oxidases.

The work shows the ability of cultured Basidiomycetes of different taxonomic groups-Lentinus edodes, Pleurotus ostreatus, Ganoderma lucidum, and Grifola frondosa-to recover gold, silver, selenium, and silicon, to elemental state with nanoparticles formation..

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

Catechol Removal from Aqueous Media Using Laccase Immobilized in Different Macro- and Microreactor Systems.

Laccase belongs to the group of enzymes that are capable to catalyze the oxidation of phenols. Since the water is only by-product in laccase-catalyzed phenol oxidations, it is ideally "green" enzyme with many possible applications in different industrial processes..

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Maitake · 2017 · Journal Article · Journal of environmental science and health. Part. B, Pesticides, food contaminants, and agricultural wastes

Characteristics of organic acid profiles in 16 species of wild growing edible mushrooms.

The aim of study was to determine 9 organic acids in nine aboveground and seven wood-growing wild edible mushroom species originated from an area under the direct influence of a busy trunk road in Poland..

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Research Article · 3 Biotech

Characterization of ligninolytic enzyme production in white-rot wild fungal strains suitable for kraft pulp bleaching.

Fungal strains identified by phylogenetic analysis of the ITS rDNA region as Trametes versicolor (CMU-TA01), Irpex lacteus (CMU-84/13), and Phlebiopsis sp. (CMU-47/13) are able to grow on and bleach kraft pulp (KP) in a simple solid-state fermentation (SSF) assay conducted in Petri dishes..

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Chemosphere

Degradation of sulfadimethoxine catalyzed by laccase with soybean meal extract as natural mediator: Mechanism and reaction pathway.

Natural laccase-mediator systems have been well recognized as an eco-friendly and energy-saving approach in environmental remediation, whose further application is however limited by the high cost of natural mediators and relatively long treatment time span..

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Research Article · 3 Biotech

Degradation of the herbicide paraquat by macromycetes isolated from southeastern Mexico.

Fifty-four macromycetes, isolated from southeastern Mexico, were used in order to evaluate their capacity for degradation and tolerance to the herbicide paraquat. Ten of these strains were capable of growing in a solid culture medium in the presence of 200 ppm paraquat..

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Wood Ear · 2017 · Journal Article · Journal of materials chemistry. B

Dendritic nanotubes self-assembled from stiff polysaccharides as drug and probe carriers.

Dendritic nanotubes (DNTs) with hydrophobic cavities were constructed directly from rigid branched β-1,3-d-glucan (AF1) in aqueous solution, and the AF1 sample was isolated from the fruiting bodies of Auricularia auricula-judae, a household nutritional food..

OncologyImmune supportLiver support