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Cordyceps militaris
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Ophiocordyceps sinensis
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Agaricus blazei
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Flammulina velutipes
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Pleurotus eryngii
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Grifola frondosa
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Tremella fuciformis
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Hericium erinaceus
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Inonotus obliquus
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Phellinus linteus
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Antrodia camphorata
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Pholiota microspora
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Morchella esculenta
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Polyporus umbellatus
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Auricularia auricula-judae
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Fomitopsis officinalis
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Maitake · 2019 · Evaluation Study · International journal of medicinal mushrooms
Evaluation of Bioactivities, Phenolic and Metal Content of Ten Wild Edible Mushrooms from Western Black Sea Region of Turkey.
In this study, we investigated the phenolic profile, metal concentrations, and antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of edible mushrooms collected from Sinop, Turkey: Amanita caesarea, Boletus edulis, Grifola frondosa, Hydnum repandum, Lactarius deliciosus, L. piperatus, L..
Turkey Tail · 2019 · Evaluation Study · Applied microbiology and biotechnology
Evaluation of six white-rot fungal pretreatments on corn stover for the production of cellulolytic and ligninolytic enzymes, reducing sugars, and ethanol.
Fungal pretreatment on lignocellulosic biomass has the advantages of being eco-friendly, having low operating cost, and producing no inhibitor. In this study, six white-rot fungi (Trametes versicolor, Pleurotus ostreatus, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Coriolopsis gallica, Pleurotus sajor-caju, Lentinula edodes) were….
Turkey Tail · 2019 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Water research
Fungal treatment of metoprolol and its recalcitrant metabolite metoprolol acid in hospital wastewater: Biotransformation, sorption and ecotoxicological impact.
Hospital wastewater (HWW) effluents represent an important source of contaminants such as pharmaceutical compounds and their human metabolites. To better evaluate dedicated treatment of hospital effluents for pollutant mitigation, not only the parent compounds should be considered but also the intermediates generated….
Shiitake · 2019 · Comparative Study · Journal of the science of food and agriculture
Improving ruminal digestibility of various wheat straw types by white-rot fungi.
BACKGROUND: This study investigated the ruminal degradability of various wheat straw types by the white-rot fungi Ceriporiopsis subvermispora (CS) and Lentinula edodes (LE)..
Niu-Chang-Chih · 2019 · Abstract · Current developments in nutrition
Influences of Antroquinonol and 4-Acetylantroquinonol B on Inflammatory Tumorigenesis in the MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cell Line (P06-039-19)
Abstract Objectives The inflammatory microenvironment is currently received substantial attentions in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer (BC), the leading cause of cancer death, ∼15%, among women worldwide..
Turkey Tail · 2019 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · PloS one
Mechanical, physical and chemical characterisation of mycelium-based composites with different types of lignocellulosic substrates.
The current physical goods economy produces materials by extracting finite valuable resources without taking their end of the life and environmental impact into account. Mycelium-based materials offer an alternative fabrication paradigm, based on the growth of materials rather than on extraction..
Turkey Tail · 2019 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Journal of the American Chemical Society
O2 Reduction to Water by High Potential Multicopper Oxidases: Contributions of the T1 Copper Site Potential and the Local Environment of the Trinuclear Copper Cluster.
High potential multicopper oxidases (MCOs) have T1 reduction potentials >600 mV (vs normal hydrogen electrode), making them important catalysts for O2 reduction in various biotechnological applications..
Turkey Tail · 2018 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Scientific reports
A structural-chemical explanation of fungal laccase activity.
Fungal laccases (EC 1.10.3.2) are multi-copper oxidases that oxidize a wide variety of substrates. Despite extensive studies, the molecular basis for their diverse activity is unclear.
Turkey Tail · 2018 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · PloS one
Antioxidative, antifungal, cytotoxic and antineurodegenerative activity of selected Trametes species from Serbia.
In a last few decades mushrooms are increasingly attracting attention as functional food and sources of biologically active compounds. Several Trametes species have been used for centuries in traditional medicine of East Asia cultures, but only T..
Yellow Morel · 2018 · Comparative Study · International journal of medicinal mushrooms
Comparative Analysis of Cytokinins in Mycelial Biomass of Medicinal Mushrooms.
Mushrooms are known to produce phytohormones, in particular cytokinins. Here we studied in vitro production of cytokinins in medicinal mushrooms.
Turkey Tail · 2018 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Journal of molecular graphics & modelling
Comparative modeling and molecular docking analysis of white, brown and soft rot fungal laccases using lignin model compounds for understanding the structural and functional properties of laccases.
Extrinsic catalytic properties of laccase enable it to oxidize a wide range of aromatic (phenolic and non-phenolic) compounds which makes it commercially an important enzyme..
Turkey Tail · 2018 · Comparative Study · Applied and environmental microbiology
Coupling Secretomics with Enzyme Activities To Compare the Temporal Processes of Wood Metabolism among White and Brown Rot Fungi.
Wood-degrading fungi use a sequence of oxidative and hydrolytic mechanisms to loosen lignocellulose and then release and metabolize embedded sugars. These temporal sequences have recently been mapped at high resolution using directional growth on wood wafers, revealing previously obscured dynamics as fungi….
Turkey Tail · 2018 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Biotechnology progress
Efficient secretion of three fungal laccases from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and their potential for decolorization of textile industry effluent-A comparative study.
Laccases are enzymes with a broad range of biotechnological applications and have, for example, the ability to oxidize many xenobiotics including synthetic dyes. In order to obtain an efficient laccase for the decolorization of dyes which spoil wastewater from the textile industry, genes encoding three various laccase….
Lion's Mane · 2018 · Retracted Publication · Cellular physiology and biochemistry: international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology
Erinacine Facilitates the Opening of the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore Through the Inhibition of the PI3K/ Akt/GSK-3β Signaling Pathway in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Erinacine, which is extracted from the medicinal mushroom Hericium erinaceus, is known to play anticancer roles in human cancers. The following study aims to investigate the role of erinacine in the opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)….
Turkey Tail · 2018 · Comparative Study · Enzyme and microbial technology
Influence of mediators on laccase catalyzed radical formation in lignin.
Laccases (EC 1.10.3.2) catalyze oxidation of phenolic groups in lignin to phenoxyl radicals during reduction of O2 to H2O. Here, we examine the influence on this radical formation of mediators which are presumed to act by shuttling electrons between the laccase and the subunits in lignin that the enzyme cannot….
Turkey Tail · 2018 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Environmental science & technology
Interactions of 15N-Sulfadiazine and Soil Components As Evidenced by 15N-CPMAS NMR.
The extensive use of sulfonamides (SNs) in animal husbandry has led to an unintentional widespread occurrence in several environmental compartments. The implementation of regulations and management recommendations to reduce the potential risk of development of antibiotic resistances necessitates detailed knowledge on….
Mesima · 2018 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry
Molecular Characterization of Two Polysaccharides from Phellinus vaninii Ljup and their Cytotoxicity to Cancer Cell Lines.
BACKGROUND: Phellinus vaninii, a medicinal basidiomycete fungus, is often confused with Phellinus igniarius and Phellinus linteus. Polysaccharides extract from P.
Turkey Tail · 2018 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Scientific reports
Multiple Reaction Monitoring for quantitative laccase kinetics by LC-MS.
Laccases (EC 1.10.3.2) are enzymes known for their ability to catalyse the oxidation of phenolic compounds using molecular oxygen as the final electron acceptor. Lignin is a natural phenylpropanoids biopolymer whose degradation in nature is thought to be aided by enzymatic oxidation by laccases..
Turkey Tail · 2018 · Brief Report · Cytotechnology
Mushroom extract inhibits ultraviolet B-induced cellular senescence in human keratinocytes.
Mushrooms possess various bioactivities and are used as nutritional supplements and medicinal products. Twenty-nine bioactive components have been extracted recently from mushrooms grown in Nepal..
Lion's Mane · 2018 · Letter · Journal of biological regulators and homeostatic agents
Phenolics, tocopherols and fatty acid profiling of wild and commercial mushrooms from Pakistan.
Mushrooms can be used as nutraceutical or functional foods to maintain and promote good health. In the present study, wild Ganoderma lucidum and four commercial mushrooms, Pleurotus ostreatus, Volvariella volvacea, Hericium erinaceus and Lentinus edodes, collected from Pakistan were screened for phenolics, tocopherols….
Lion's Mane · 2018 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · BMC microbiology
Screening for inhibitors of mutacin synthesis in Streptococcus mutans using fluorescent reporter strains.
BACKGROUND: Within the polymicrobial dental plaque biofilm, bacteria kill competitors by excreting mixtures of bacteriocins, resulting in improved fitness and survival. Inhibiting their bacteriocin synthesis might therefore be a useful strategy to eliminate specific pathogens..
Shiitake · 2018 · Comparative Study · Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
Sensory properties of Nordic edible mushrooms.
Edible mushrooms are a global food with a history of consumption spanning several millennia. However, studies utilizing modern sensory methods on mushrooms are still scarce.
Turkey Tail · 2018 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Methods in enzymology
Stabilization of Laccase Through Immobilization on Functionalized GO-Derivatives.
This chapter deals with the use of functionalized derivatives of graphene oxide as nanoscaffolds for the immobilization and stabilization of laccase from Trametes versicolor..
Turkey Tail · 2018 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Biomacromolecules
Synthesis and Assembly of Laccase-Polymer Giant Amphiphiles by Self-Catalyzed CuAAC Click Chemistry.
Covalent coupling of hydrophobic polymers to the exterior of hydrophilic proteins would mediate unique macroscopic assembly of bioconjugates to generate amphiphilic superstructures as novel nanoreactors or biocompatible drug delivery systems..
Turkey Tail · 2018 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Environmental science & technology
Transformations of Nanoenabled Copper Formulations Govern Release, Antifungal Effectiveness, and Sustainability throughout the Wood Protection Lifecycle.
Here we compare the standard European benchmark of wood treatment by molecularly dissolved copper amine (Cu-amine), also referred to as aqueous copper amine (ACA), against two nanoenabled formulations: copper(II)oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) in an acrylic paint to concentrate Cu as a barrier on the wood surface, and a….
Turkey Tail · 2017 · Validation Study · Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
Automated chromatographic laccase-mediator-system activity assay.
To study the interaction of laccases, mediators, and substrates in laccase-mediator systems (LMS), an on-line measurement was developed using high performance anion exchange chromatography equipped with a CarboPac™ PA 100 column coupled to pulsed amperometric detection (HPAEC-PAD)..
Turkey Tail · 2017 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Integrative cancer therapies
Breast Cancer Integrative Oncology Care and Its Costs.
BACKGROUND: Naturopathic oncology in conjunction with conventional treatment is commonly referred to as integrative oncology (IO). Clinics directed by oncology board certified NDs (Fellows of the American Board of Naturopathic Oncology or FABNOs) provide high-quality data for describing IO therapies, their costs and….
Niu-Chang-Chih · 2017 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Integrative cancer therapies
Coenzyme Q0 Enhances Ultraviolet B-Induced Apoptosis in Human Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast (MCF-7) Cancer Cells.
Coenzyme Q0 (CoQ0; 2,3-dimethoxy-5-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone), a major active constituent of Antrodia camphorata, has been shown to inhibit human triple-negative breast cancer (MDA-MB-231) cells through induction of apoptosis and cell-cycle arrest..
Turkey Tail · 2017 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Scientific reports
Comparison of Different Drying Methods for Recovery of Mushroom DNA.
Several methods have been reported for drying mushroom specimens for population genetic, taxonomic, and phylogenetic studies. However, most methods have not been directly compared for their effectiveness in preserving mushroom DNA..
Enoki · 2017 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Journal of economic entomology
Fast Population Growth in Physogastry Reproduction of Luciaphorus perniciosus (Acari: Pygmephoridae) at Different Temperatures.
Luciaphorus perniciosus Rack is one of the most serious pests of several cultivated mushroom species including Ganoderma lucidum (Fr.), Flammulina velutipes Karst., Auricularia polytricha (Mont.) Saac., Lentinus polychrous Lev., and Lentinus squarrosulus (Mont.) Singer in Thailand. Adult female Lu..
Turkey Tail · 2017 · Dissertation · journal metadata
Fungus-bacteria interactions in decomposing wood: unravelling community effects
Metadata-grounded summary: This dissertation indexes research on Trametes versicolor in 2017. MycoData maps the paper to oncology, immune support based on its title, species context, article metadata, and study classification..
Chaga · 2017 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Food and environmental virology
Inhibition of Murine Norovirus and Feline Calicivirus by Edible Herbal Extracts.
Human noroviruses (HuNoVs) cause foodborne and waterborne viral gastroenteritis worldwide. Because HuNoV culture systems have not been developed thus far, no available medicines or vaccines preventing infection with HuNoVs exist..
Turkey Tail · 2017 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · The journal of physical chemistry. B
Molecular Understanding of Laccase Adsorption on Charged Self-Assembled Monolayers.
Controlling the orientation of laccase on electrodes is crucial for the achievement of fast direct electron transfer. It is important to find a short pathway between the T1 copper site of laccase and a substrate during the laccase immobilization..
Turkey Tail · 2017 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
Single-Enzyme Biofuel Cells.
Herein, we demonstrate that the intramolecular electron transfer within a single enzyme molecule is an important alternative pathway that can be harnessed to generate electricity..
Zhu Ling · 2017 · Case Reports · Medicine
The therapeutic effect of modified Huangqi Guizhi Wuwu Tang for multiple myeloma: An 18-year follow-up case report.
RATIONALE: Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematologic malignancy characterized by proliferation of clonal plasma cells in the bone marrow. The median survival has increased to 6 years in recent years.
Turkey Tail · 2016 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Environmental technology
A comparison between the oxidation with laccase and horseradish peroxidase for triclosan conversion.
Triclosan is a broad-spectrum biocide used in personal-care products that is suspected to be linked to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In the present work, the enzymes horseradish peroxidase and laccase from Trametes versicolor were evaluated for the conversion of triclosan in an aqueous matrix..
Mesima · 2016 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Scientific reports
A proteomic analysis of mushroom polysaccharide-treated HepG2 cells.
The anti-tumor properties of fungal polysaccharides have gained significant recognition in Asia and tropical America. In this study, the differential expression of proteins in normal HepG2 cells and those treated with polysaccharides that had been isolated from Phellinus linteus (PL), Ganoderma lucidum (GL) and….
Turkey Tail · 2016 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Scientific reports
Adsorption of methylene blue on an agro-waste oiltea shell with and without fungal treatment.
A lignocellulosic waste oiltea shell (OTS) was evaluated as an inexpensive sorbent to remove methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solution. Fungal treatment of OTS increased the MB adsorption by modifying the physicochemical properties of OTS and simultaneously produced laccase as a beneficial co-product..
Wood Ear · 2016 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Carbohydrate polymers
Changes in shape and size of the stiff branched β-glucan in dimethlysulfoxide/water solutions.
The conformation transition of the short branched β-glucan AF1 isolated from Auricularia auricula-judae in DMSO/water solutions was investigated with viscometry and static/dynamic light scattering (SLS/DLS)..
Wood Ear · 2016 · Comparative Study · Applied biochemistry and biotechnology
Comparative Cold Shock Expression and Characterization of Fungal Dye-Decolorizing Peroxidases.
Dye-decolorizing peroxidases (DyPs) from Auricularia auricula-judae, Bjerkandera adusta, Pleurotus ostreatus and Marasmius scorodonius (Basidiomycota) were expressed in Escherichia coli using the cold shock-inducible expression system pCOLD I DNA..
Turkey Tail · 2016 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Applied microbiology and biotechnology
Continuous fungal treatment of non-sterile veterinary hospital effluent: pharmaceuticals removal and microbial community assessment.
Source point treatment of effluents with a high load of pharmaceutical active compounds (PhACs), such as hospital wastewater, is a matter of discussion among the scientific community..
Zhu Ling · 2016 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy
Differential identification of mushrooms sclerotia by IR macro-fingerprint method.
Many macrofungus sclerotia are well-known medicinal herbs, health food and nutritional supplements. However, the prevalent adulterant commercial products are major hindrances to their incorporation into mainstream medical use in many countries..
Turkey Tail · 2016 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Journal of natural products
Dihydrobenzofuran Neolignanamides: Laccase-Mediated Biomimetic Synthesis and Antiproliferative Activity.
The biomimetic synthesis of a small library of dihydrobenzofuran neolignanamides (the natural trans-grossamide (4) and the related compounds 21-28) has been carried out through an eco-friendly oxidative coupling reaction mediated by Trametes versicolor laccase..
Turkey Tail · 2016 · Comparative Study · Enzyme and microbial technology
Discovery and characterization of new O-methyltransferase from the genome of the lignin-degrading fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium for enhanced lignin degradation.
Using bioinformatic homology search tools, this study utilized sequence phylogeny, gene organization and conserved motifs to identify members of the family of O-methyltransferases from lignin-degrading fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium. The heterologous expression and characterization of O-methyltransferases from P..
Turkey Tail · 2016 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Chemosphere
Ecotoxicological analysis during the removal of carbofuran in fungal bioaugmented matrices.
Biomixtures are used for the removal of pesticides from agricultural wastewater. As biomixtures employ high content of lignocellulosic substrates, their bioaugmentation with ligninolytic fungi represents a novel approach for their enhancement..
Mesima · 2016 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
Eritadenine from Edible Mushrooms Inhibits Activity of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme in Vitro.
The inhibition of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity was determined in vitro by mushroom-derived eritadenine (EA), which was analyzed in 11 principal Korean edible mushrooms. EA inhibited ACE activity with 0.091 μM IC50, whereas the IC50 of captopril (CP), which is a reference compound, was 0.025 μM..
Enoki · 2016 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Food chemistry
Evaluation of umami taste in mushroom extracts by chemical analysis, sensory evaluation, and an electronic tongue system.
Seventeen edible mushrooms commercially available in Korea were analysed for their umami taste compounds (5'-nucleotides: AMP, GMP, IMP, UMP, XMP; free amino acids: aspartic, glutamic acid) and subjected to human sensory evaluation and electronic tongue measurements..
Turkey Tail · 2016 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
How Anionic Vesicles Steer the Oligomerization of Enzymatically Oxidized p-Aminodiphenylamine (PADPA) toward a Polyaniline Emeraldine Salt (PANI-ES)-Type Product.
The oxidation of the aniline dimer, p-aminodiphenylamine (PADPA), with Trametes versicolor laccase and O2 in an aqueous solution of pH 3.5 is controlled by negatively charged AOT (sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate) vesicles..
Enoki · 2016 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Plant biotechnology journal
Improving nutritional quality and fungal tolerance in soya bean and grass pea by expressing an oxalate decarboxylase.
Soya bean (Glycine max) and grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) seeds are important sources of dietary proteins; however, they also contain antinutritional metabolite oxalic acid (OA). Excess dietary intake of OA leads to nephrolithiasis due to the formation of calcium oxalate crystals in kidneys..
Turkey Tail · 2016 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Scientific reports
Insight into the template effect of vesicles on the laccase-catalyzed oligomerization of N-phenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine from Raman spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry measurements.
We report about the first Raman spectroscopy study of a vesicle-assisted enzyme-catalyzed oligomerization reaction. The aniline dimer N-phenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine (= p-aminodiphenylamine, PADPA) was oxidized and oligomerized with Trametes versicolor laccase and dissolved O2 in the presence of sodium….