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Class IIa bacteriocin pediocin PA-1 has broad-spectrum activity and is a well-characterized candidate food biopreservative. Here, a simple approach is designed to extend the application of pediocin PA-1 in improving the antibacterial activity of electrospun poly(caprolactone) (PCL) grafts through combining PA-1 with….

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Enzyme and microbial technology

Direct rate assessment of laccase catalysed radical formation in lignin by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Laccases (EC 1.10.3.2) catalyse removal of an electron and a proton from phenolic hydroxyl groups, including phenolic hydroxyls in lignins, to form phenoxy radicals during reduction of O2..

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Enoki · 2017 · Journal Article · Food chemistry

Effects of ergothioneine-rich mushroom extracts on lipid oxidation and discoloration in salmon muscle stored at low temperatures.

The effects of supplementing ergothioneine-rich mushroom extracts (ME) on discoloration and lipid oxidation in astaxanthin-pigmented salmon muscles were evaluated. ME (Flammulina velutipes) were added (in vitro) to minced Oncorhynchus mykiss muscles and stored at -10°C..

Energy & fatigue

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Mesima · 2017 · Journal Article · Environmental toxicology

Effects of hispolon on glioblastoma cell growth.

Hispolon is a polyphenolic compound isolated from Phellinus linteus which exhibits antitumor activity. Here, we explored the effects of hispolon on human glioblastoma cells U87MG.

Oncology

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Shiitake · 2017 · Journal Article · Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry

Effects of mushroom extract on textural properties and muscle protein degradation of bovine longissimus dorsi muscle.

We investigated the effects of Sarcodon aspratus, Agaricus bisporus, and Lentinula edodes aqueous extracts on the tenderization of bovine longissimus dorsi muscle. Meat quality and muscle protein degradation were examined as well.

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Chemosphere

Elimination of fungicides in biopurification systems: Effect of fungal bioaugmentation on removal performance and microbial community structure.

Bioaugmentation with ligninolytic fungi represents a potential way to improve the performance of biomixtures used in biopurification systems for the treatment of pesticide-containing agricultural wastewater..

Energy & fatigue

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Yellow Morel · 2017 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms

Ethnomycological and Nutritional Analyses of Some Wild Edible Mushrooms from Western Himalayas, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Pakistan).

Mushrooms have had a long association with humankind and have great biological and economic effects. This study aimed to record ethnomycological and nutritional analysis of some edible mushrooms from the Western Himalayas (Neelum Valley), Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan..

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Enoki · 2017 · Journal Article · Journal of the science of food and agriculture

Evaluation of different agricultural wastes for the production of fruiting bodies and bioactive compounds by medicinal mushroom Cordyceps militaris.

BACKGROUND: In commercial production of Cordyceps militaris (a famous Chinese medicine), cereal grains are usually utilized as cultivation substrates. This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of agricultural wastes as substitute materials in the low-cost production of C.

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Research Article · AMB Express

Expression of a new laccase from Moniliophthora roreri at high levels in Pichia pastoris and its potential application in micropollutant degradation.

Laccases have gained significant attention due to their emerging applications including bioremediation, biomass degradation and biofuel cells. One of the prerequisites for the industrial application of laccases is their sufficient availability..

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Enoki · 2017 · Research Article · PloS one

Expression of C-5 sterol desaturase from an edible mushroom in fisson yeast enhances its ethanol and thermotolerance.

Bioethanol is an environment friendly and renewable source of energy produced by the fermentation of agricultural raw material by a variety of microorganisms including yeast..

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · The Science of the total environment

Formation of 2,4-D bound residues in soils: New insights into microbial metabolism.

The microbial contribution to the formation of bound residues in soils is studied by characterizing the metabolic activity of three microorganisms (Trametes versicolor, Fusarium solani and Ralstonia eutropha) on 14C-2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) during incubation in synthetic liquid media and soil..

Immune supportMetabolic health

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Chemosphere

Fungal treatment for the removal of endocrine disrupting compounds from reverse osmosis concentrate: Identification and monitoring of transformation products of benzotriazoles.

The removal of 27 endocrine-disrupting compounds and related compounds (suspect effect) from a reverse osmosis concentrate using an alternative decontamination method based on a fungal treatment involving Trametes versicolor was assessed..

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Environmental technology

Fungal treatment of humic-rich industrial wastewater: application of white rot fungi in remediation of food-processing wastewater.

This paper presents the results of fungal treatment of a real industrial wastewater (WW), providing insight into the main mechanisms involved and clarifying some ambiguities and uncertainties in the previous reports..

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Research Article · Applied microbiology and biotechnology

Fungi-based treatment of brewery wastewater-biomass production and nutrient reduction.

The beer-brewing process produces high amounts of nutrient-rich wastewater, and the increasing number of microbreweries worldwide has created a need for innovative solutions to deal with this waste..

Energy & fatigue

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Enoki · 2017 · Journal Article · Journal of natural products

Gram-Scale, Stereoselective Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of (+)-Armillariol C.

Natural products with heteroaromatic cores are ample and widespread in nature, with many compounds exhibiting promising therapeutic properties. (+)-Armillariol C (1a) is a furan-based natural product isolated from Armillaria species..

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Chaga · 2017 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms

Growth-Inhibitory and Immunomodulatory Activities of Wild Mushrooms from North-Central British Columbia (Canada).

Wild mushrooms, especially from North America, have not been systematically explored for their medicinal properties. Here we report screening for the growth-inhibitory and immunomodulatory activities of 12 species collected from multiple locations in north-central British Columbia, Canada..

OncologyImmune support

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Wood Ear · 2017 · Journal Article · Carbohydrate polymers

Heat-induced conformation transition of the comb-branched β-glucan in dimethyl sulfoxide/water mixture.

We studied the chain conformation transition of the comb-branched β-glucan (AF1) isolated from Auricularia auricula-judae by heating associated with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)..

Liver support

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Mesima · 2017 · Research Article · Oncology letters

Hispolon as an inhibitor of TGF-β-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human epithelial cancer cells by co-regulation of TGF-β-Snail/Twist axis.

Hispolon (HPL), isolated from Phellinus linteus, has been used to treat various types of pathology, including inflammation, gastroenteric disorders, lymphatic diseases and numerous cancer subtypes..

OncologyImmune supportLiver support

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Mesima · 2017 · Journal Article · The American journal of Chinese medicine

Hispolon Suppresses LPS- or LTA-Induced iNOS/NO Production and Apoptosis in BV-2 Microglial Cells.

Hispolon (HIS) is an active polyphenol compound derived from Phellinus linteus (Berkeley & Curtis), and our previous study showed that HIS effectively inhibited inflammatory responses in macrophages [Yang, L.Y., S.C. Shen, K.T.

OncologyImmune supportCognition & nervesEnergy & fatigue

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Shiitake · 2017 · Journal Article · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Improving the Catalytic Property of the Glycoside Hydrolase LXYL-P1-2 by Directed Evolution.

The glycoside hydrolase LXYL-P1-2 from Lentinula edodes can specifically hydrolyze 7-β-xylosyltaxanes to form 7-β-hydroxyltaxanes for the semi-synthesis of paclitaxel..

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Maitake · 2017 · Journal Article · Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces

Investigation of the relationship between the rodlet formation and Cys3-Cys4 loop of the HGFI hydrophobin.

We used protein fusion technology to transplant the Cys3-Cys4 loop of HGFI (a class I hydrophobin from Grifola frondosa) into a nonamyloidogenic hydrophobin HFBI (a class II hydrophobin from Trichoderma reesei) and replace the corresponding amino acids between Cys3 and Cys4 in this protein to identify whether this….

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Chemosphere

Laccase- and electrochemically mediated conversion of triclosan: Metabolite formation and influence on antibacterial activity.

Metabolite formation from radical-based oxidation of the environmental pollutant triclosan (TCS) was compared using an ascomycete (Phoma sp. UHH 5-1-03) and a basidiomycete (Trametes versicolor) laccase, laccase-redox mediator systems, and electrochemical oxidation (EC)..

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Research Article · ACS omega

Laccase-Mediated Enhancement of the Antioxidant Activity of Propolis and Poplar Bud Exudates.

The treatment of propolis and poplar bud exudates with laccase from Trametes versicolor and 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy free radical increased the antioxidant activity, as evaluated by the 2,2'-diphenyl picrylhydrazyl (DPPH)- and t-butyl-OOH-induced DNA breakage comet assay analyses..

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

Optical detection of different phenolic compounds by means of a novel biosensor based on sol-gel immobilized laccase.

A novel sol-gel-based biosensor exploiting the optical absorption properties of sol-gel immobilized laccase has been constructed to increase enzyme specificity toward different phenolic substrates. Laccase from Trametes versicolor has been immobilized in optically transparent sol-gel matrices..

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · The Science of the total environment

Performance of a microalgal photobioreactor treating toilet wastewater: Pharmaceutically active compound removal and biomass harvesting.

In this study, a 1200L outdoor pilot scale microalgal photobioreactor (PBR) was used for toilet wastewater (WW) treatment and evaluate its ability to remove pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs)..

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Research Article · Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity

Preclinical Antileukemia Activity of Tramesan: A Newly Identified Bioactive Fungal Metabolite.

Despite improvements that occurred in the last decades in the acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treatment, clinical results are still unsatisfactory. More effective therapies are required, and innovative approaches are ongoing, including the discovery of novel antileukemia natural compounds..

OncologyImmune support

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Niu-Chang-Chih · 2017 · Research Article · PloS one

Prevention of TGF-β-induced early liver fibrosis by a maleic acid derivative anti-oxidant through suppression of ROS, inflammation and hepatic stellate cells activation.

Current anti-fibrotic effect of antioxidants in vivo is disappointing due probably to the fact that once liver fibrogenesis is established it is too advanced to be reversed by anti-oxidation mechanism. We consider antioxidant may only act on the early phase of fibrogenesis..

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

Production of Laccase by Recombinant Yarrowia lipolytica from Molasses: Bioprocess Development Using Statistical Modeling and Increase Productivity in Shake-Flask and Bioreactor Cultures.

Laccases are used in numerous applications, from green degradation of various xenobiotic compounds, waste detoxification, textile dye bleaching, and delignification of lignocellulose materials to biofuel production..

Metabolic health

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Enoki · 2017 · Journal Article · Carbohydrate research

Properties of two fungal endo-β-1,3-galactanases and their synergistic action with an exo-β-1,3-galactanase in degrading arabinogalactan-proteins.

Arabinogalactan-proteins (AGPs) are plant proteoglycans, which are widely encountered in the plant kingdom, usually localized on the cell surface. The carbohydrate moieties of AGPs consist of β-1,3-galactan main chains and β-1,6-galactan side chains, to which other auxiliary sugars are attached..

Cognition & nerves

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Mesima · 2017 · Research Article · Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity

Protective Effects and Possible Mechanisms of Ergothioneine and Hispidin against Methylglyoxal-Induced Injuries in Rat Pheochromocytoma Cells.

Diabetic encephalopathy (DE) is often a complication in patients with Alzheimer's disease due to high blood sugar induced by diabetic mellitus. Ergothioneine (EGT) and hispidin (HIP) are antioxidants present in Phellinus linteus..

Cognition & nervesEnergy & fatigueMetabolic health

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Ecotoxicology and environmental safety

Removal of carbamates and detoxification potential in a biomixture: Fungal bioaugmentation versus traditional use.

The use of fungal bioaugmentation represents a promising way to improve the performance of biomixtures for the elimination of pesticides. The ligninolyitc fungus Trametes versicolor was employed for the removal of three carbamates (aldicarb, ALD; methomyl, MTM; and methiocarb, MTC) in defined liquid medium; in this….

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Chemosphere

Removal of pesticides and ecotoxicological changes during the simultaneous treatment of triazines and chlorpyrifos in biomixtures.

Biopurification systems constitute a biological approach for the treatment of pesticide-containing wastewaters produced in agricultural activities, and contain an active core called biomixture..

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Journal of wood science

Resistance of mechanically densified and thermally post-treated pine sapwood to wood decay fungi

This paper evaluated the density and biological resistance of pinewood samples modified with thermo-mechanical densification and thermal post-treatment. The samples were densified with 20 and 40% compression ratios at either 110 or 150 °C..

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex: 1987)

Salinity induced effects on the growth rates and mycelia composition of basidiomycete and zygomycete fungi.

Soil salinization, as the combination of primary and secondary events, can adversely affect organisms inhabiting this compartment. In the present study, the effects of increased salinity were assessed in four species of terrestrial fungi: Lentinus sajor caju, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Rhizopus oryzae and Trametes….

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Shiitake · 2017 · Journal Article · Food chemistry

Screening of beta-glucan contents in commercially cultivated and wild growing mushrooms.

Mushrooms have unique sensory properties and nutritional values as well as health benefits due to their bioactive compounds, especially beta-glucans. Well-known edible and medicinal mushroom species as well as uncommon or unknown species representing interesting sources of bioactive beta-glucans have been widely….

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms

Screening of Bioactive Compounds of Medicinal Mushrooms Collected on Tunisian Territory.

This study is, to our knowledge, the first to investigate the pharmacological importance of wild Tunisian mushrooms. Ethanolic extracts of 5 Tunisian mushrooms-Phellinus torulosus, Fomes fomentarius, Trametes versicolor, Pisolithus albus, and Fomitopsis pinicola-were collected from the Kroumirie Region (North….

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Maitake · 2017 · Journal Article · Current microbiology

Sequence Analysis and Expression of a Blue-light Photoreceptor Gene, Slwc-1 from the Cauliflower Mushroom Sparassis latifolia.

Light is a necessary environmental factor for fruit body formation and development of the cauliflower mushroom Sparassis latifolia, a well-known edible and medicinal fungus. In this study, we firstly characterized the SP-C strain, which belonged to S.

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Wood Ear · 2017 · Research Article · Frontiers in nutrition

Starch Hydrolysis, Polyphenol Contents, and In Vitro Alpha Amylase Inhibitory Properties of Some Nigerian Foods As Affected by Cooking.

The effect of cooking on starch hydrolysis, polyphenol contents, and in vitro α-amylase inhibitory properties of mushrooms (two varieties Russula virescens and Auricularia auricula-judae), sweet potato (Ipomea batatas), and potato (Solanum tuberosum) was investigated..

Metabolic healthGut & microbiome

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · The Science of the total environment

Study of the effect of the bacterial and fungal communities present in real wastewater effluents on the performance of fungal treatments.

The use of the ligninolytic fungi Trametes versicolor for the degradation of micropollutants has been widely studied. However, few studies have addressed the treatment of real wastewater containing pharmaceutically active compounds (PhAC) under non-sterile conditions..

Energy & fatigue

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Lion's Mane · 2017 · Journal Article · Applied biochemistry and biotechnology

Use of Swine Wastewater as Alternative Substrate for Mycelial Bioconversion of White Rot Fungi.

Seven white rot fungal species were tested for growth as mycelia using swine wastewater (SW), an agro-waste with tremendous environmental footprint, as the sole nutrient source. The SW contained high concentrations of carbon and nitrogen components, which could support nutritional requirements for mycelial growth..

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Forest products journal

Variation in Natural Durability of Seven Eucalyptus grandis × Eucalyptus urophylla Hybrid Clones

Programs aimed at developing clones of hybrid trees are commonly established in Brazil to meet the demands of various forest-based industries. These programs have continually improved the quality of eucalyptus wood, which has the potential to reduce deforestation by lowering demand for other high-value species..

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Fungal genetics and biology: FG & B

Winery biomass waste degradation by sequential sonication and mixed fungal enzyme treatments.

To increase the efficiency of winery-derived biomass biodegradation, grape pomace was ultrasonicated for 20min in the presence of 0.25M, 0.5Mand1.0MKOH and 1.0MNaOH..

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Journal of wood science

Wood decaying properties of the termite mushroom Termitomyces eurrhizus

Four strains of the termite mushroom Termitomyces eurrhizus collected in Japan were surveyed for their wood decaying properties in three softwood and two hardwood species, in comparison with the white-rot fungus Trametes versicolor and the brown-rot fungus Fomitopsis palustris. All strains of T..

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Turkey Tail · 2016 · Journal Article · Prikladnaia biokhimiia i mikrobiologiia

[New strains of basidiomycetes that produce bioethanol from lignocellulose biomass].

Sixty six isolates were screened for ability of bioethanol production; dynamics of product accumulation and substrate utilization were investigated for two selected strains Trametes hirsuta MT-24.24 and Trametes versicolor IT-1. The strains’ efficiency was evaluated as bioethanol production by 1 g biomass.

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Snow Fungus · 2016 · Research Article · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

A Method for Determining the Content of Glycoproteins in Biological Samples.

The glycoprotein purified from the mycelium extract of Tremella fuciformis was marked with iodine through the iodine substitution reaction. The content of iodine, which is indicative of the amount of the marked tremella glycoprotein (ITG), was detected with Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)..

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Shiitake · 2016 · Journal Article · International immunopharmacology

Active hexose correlated compound modulates LPS-induced hypotension and gut injury in rats.

We hypothesized that AHCC; (Amino UP Chemical Co., Ltd., Sapporo, Japan), a mushroom mycelium extract obtained from liquid culture of Lentinula edodes, restores immune function in LPS-induced inflammation in the gut, especially when the nitric oxide signaling pathway is impaired..

Immune supportMetabolic healthGut & microbiome

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Wood Ear · 2016 · Journal Article · Journal of materials chemistry. B

Anti-hepatoma activity of the stiff branched β-d-glucan and effects of molecular weight.

The water soluble β-(1 → 3)-d-glucan with short branches (AF1) isolated from Auricularia auricula-judae was successfully fractionated by ultrasonication into three fractions with different weight-average molecular weights (Mws)..

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Turkey Tail · 2016 · Research Article · Environmental entomology

Antimicrobial Activity of Actinobacteria Isolated From the Guts of Subterranean Termites.

Subterranean termites need to minimize potentially pathogenic and competitive fungi in their environment in order to maintain colony health. We examined the ability of Actinobacteria isolated from termite guts in suppressing microorganisms commonly encountered in a subterranean environment..

Gut & microbiome

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Wood Ear · 2016 · Journal Article · Genetics and molecular research: GMR

Antioxidant activity, anti-proliferative activity, and amino acid profiles of ethanolic extracts of edible mushrooms.

Biological activities of various mushrooms have recently been discovered, particularly, immunomodulatory and antitumor activities. Herein, three edible mushrooms, Auricularia auricula-judae (AA), Pleurotus abalonus (PA) and Pleurotus sajor-caju (PS) extracted using Soxhlet ethanol extraction were evaluated for their….

OncologyImmune supportEnergy & fatigue

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Maitake · 2016 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms

Antitumor Activity of Extracts from Medicinal Basidiomycetes Mushrooms.

Aqueous extracts from the vegetative submerged mycelia of cultivated Basidiomycetes Ganoderma lucidum, Lentinus edodes, and Grifola frondosa, as well as from the fruiting bodies of G. lucidum, were found to have antitumor activity..

OncologyImmune supportSkin & hydrationRespiratory