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Pleurotus ostreatus
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Reishi · Lingzhi
Ganoderma lucidum
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Turkey Tail · Yun Zhi
Trametes versicolor
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Shiitake · Hua Gu
Lentinula edodes
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Cordyceps · Scarlet Club
Cordyceps militaris
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Cordyceps · Caterpillar Fungus
Ophiocordyceps sinensis
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Almond Mushroom · ABM
Agaricus blazei
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Enoki · Winter Mushroom
Flammulina velutipes
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King Oyster · Eryngii
Pleurotus eryngii
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Maitake · Hen of the Woods
Grifola frondosa
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Snow Fungus · Silver Ear
Tremella fuciformis
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Lion's Mane · Yamabushitake
Hericium erinaceus
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Chaga
Inonotus obliquus
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Mesima · Sanghwang
Phellinus linteus
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Niu-Chang-Chih
Antrodia camphorata
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Nameko · Nametake
Pholiota microspora
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- 421
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Yellow Morel
Morchella esculenta
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Zhu Ling · Umbrella Polypore
Polyporus umbellatus
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- 263
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Wood Ear · Kikurage
Auricularia auricula-judae
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Agarikon · Quinine Conk
Fomitopsis officinalis
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Turkey Tail · 2010 · Journal Article · Environmental science and pollution research international
Effects of tertiary treatment by fungi on organic compounds in a kraft pulp mill effluent.
BACKGROUND, AIM AND SCOPE: Pulp and paper mills generate a plethora of pollutants depending upon the type of pulping process. Efforts to mitigate the environmental impact of such effluents have been made by developing more effective biological treatment systems in terms of biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen….
Turkey Tail · 2009 · Journal Article · International journal of food microbiology
Degradation of aflatoxin B(1) by fungal laccase enzymes.
The enzymatic degradation of aflatoxin B(1) (AFB(1)) by white rot fungi through laccase production was investigated in different liquid media. A significant (P<0.0001) correlation was observed between laccase activity and AFB(1) degradation exhibited by representatives of Peniophora and Pleurotus ostreatus cultivated….
Turkey Tail · 2009 · Journal Article · Biotechnology letters
Improving the catalytic performance of fungal laccases in monoterpene-based reaction systems.
Ternary systems consisting of monoterpenes (alpha-pinene or D-limonene), tert-butanol and water were used as reaction media to enhance the catalytic performance of laccases from various fungi sources (Trametes versicolor, T. hirsuta and Botrytis cinerea)..
Turkey Tail · 2009 · Journal Article · Journal of the American Chemical Society
Surface display of redox enzymes in microbial fuel cells.
A novel concept for a biofuel cell is presented. Enzyme based fuel cells suffer from enzyme instability when a long time of operation is required.
Turkey Tail · 2009 · Journal Article · Environmental science & technology
White-rot basidiomycete-mediated decomposition of C60 fullerol.
Industrially produced carbon-based nanomaterials (CNM), including fullerenes and nanotubes, will be introduced into the environment in increasing amounts in the next decades. One likely environmental chemical transformation of C60 is oxidation to C60 fullerol through both abiotic- and biotic-mediated means..
Enoki · 2007 · Journal Article · Mycoscience
Genetic variability among Pholiota aurivella isolates from a small natural population
Genetic differences between 36 Pholiota aurivella wild isolates collected from 13 decayed logs of Salicaceae trees distributed along about 1200 m of a streambed in a forest were characterized by somatic incompatibility and mating tests, and by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of mitochondrial….
Enoki · 1999 · Research Article · World journal of gastroenterology
Inhibitory activity of polysaccharide extracts from three kinds of edible fungi on proliferation of human hepatoma SMMC-7721 cell and mouse implanted S180 tumor.
AIM:To determine the activities of polysaccharide extracts from Flammulina velutipes (Curt. ex Fr.) Sing (FV), Lentinus edodes (LE)and Agaricus bispo-rus Sing (AB) on the proliferation of human hepatoma SMMC-7721 cells in vitro and on mouse implanted S-180 tumors in vivo.METHODS:The polysaccharide extracts were….
Enoki · 1984 · Journal Article · Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology
Effect of protein intake level on urinary energy/nitrogen ratio in Japanese.
Urinary energy/nitrogen ratios were determined in 179 female and 14 male subjects given protein from various sources and at various intake levels. The ratio decreased with increasing protein intake from zero to 1 g/kg/day but was constant when protein intake was between 1 to 1.8 g/kg/day..
Chaga · 2020 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Cells
3,4-Dihydroxybenzalacetone (DBL) Prevents Aging-Induced Myocardial Changes in Senescence-Accelerated Mouse-Prone 8 (SAMP8) Mice.
Aging is a predominant risk factor for the development and progression of cardiovascular complications. Physiologically and anatomically, the heart undergoes numerous changes that result in poor cardiac function in the elderly population..
Lion's Mane · 2015 · Journal Article · Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior
Effects of amycenone on serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-10, and depression-like behavior in mice after lipopolysaccharide administration.
Accumulating evidence suggests that inflammation plays a role in the pathophysiology of depression and that anti-inflammatory substances have antidepressant effects. Amycenone is obtained from extracts of the Yamabushitake (Hericium erinaceum)..
Enoki · 2015 · Research Article · Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
The Use of an Edible Mushroom-Derived Renewable Carbon Material as a Highly Stable Electrocatalyst towards Four-Electron Oxygen Reduction.
The development of highly stable and efficient electrocatalysts for sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is exceedingly significant for the commercialization of fuel cells but remains a challenge..
Shiitake · 2014 · Journal Article · Journal of biological regulators and homeostatic agents
A natural formulation (imoviral) increases macrophage resistance to LPS-induced oxidative and inflammatory stress in vitro.
Imoviral is a natural product formulation containing a mixture of uncaria, shiitake and ribes extracts. All ingredients are recognized as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory agent and immunomodulant..
Nameko · 2014 · Research Article · Microorganisms
Effect of Electrical Stimulation on Fruit Body Formation in Cultivating Mushrooms.
The effect of high-voltage electrical stimulation on fruit body formation in cultivating mushrooms was evaluated using a compact pulsed power generator designed and based on an inductive energy storage system..
Turkey Tail · 2014 · Journal Article · Applied biochemistry and biotechnology
Microbiological transformation of L-tyrosine to L-dopa from methanol pretreated biomass of a novel Coriolus versicolor under submerged culture.
The present study is concerned with the microbiological transformation of L-tyrosine to L-dopa by a newly isolated turkey tail mushroom Coriolus versicolor DOB-4. As tyrosinase (catechol oxidase, EC 1.10.3.1) is an extracellular enzyme, therefore biomass was used as an enzyme source in the reaction mixture..
Turkey Tail · 2014 · Journal Article · Mycologia
Species delimitation in Trametes: a comparison of ITS, RPB1, RPB2 and TEF1 gene phylogenies.
Trametes is a cosmopolitan genus of white rot polypores, including the "turkey tail" fungus, T. versicolor.
Enoki · 2012 · Journal Article · Food chemistry
Rapid primary structure determination of myoglobins by a complementary approach based on mass spectrometry and Edman degradation
The primary structure of two myoglobins (Mbs), isolated from the heart and muscle of Equus asinus L. and Struthio camelus L., respectively, was determined using a combined approach based on Edman degradation and mass spectrometry..
Maitake · 1998 · Patent · journal metadata
Proteoglucan and antidiabetic drug thereof
This Invention is to provide a proteoglucan and an antidiabetes drug containing the proteoglucan, as an active ingredient, which possess an excellent effect against non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus..
Turkey Tail · 2015 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Bioelectrochemistry (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Biosupercapacitors for powering oxygen sensing devices.
A biofuel cell comprising electrodes based on supercapacitive materials - carbon nanotubes and nanocellulose/polypyrrole composite was utilized to power an oxygen biosensor..
Wood Ear · 2015 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · The Biochemical journal
Catalytic surface radical in dye-decolorizing peroxidase: a computational, spectroscopic and site-directed mutagenesis study.
Dye-decolorizing peroxidase (DyP) of Auricularia auricula-judae has been expressed in Escherichia coli as a representative of a new DyP family, and subjected to mutagenic, spectroscopic, crystallographic and computational studies..
Mesima · 2015 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
Cytoprotective effect of hispidin against palmitate-induced lipotoxicity in C2C12 myotubes.
It is well known that Phellinus linteus, which produces hispidin and its derivatives, possesses antioxidant activities. In this study, we investigated whether hispidin has protective effects on palmitate-induced oxidative stress in C2C12 skeletal muscle cells..
Turkey Tail · 2015 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · International journal of biological macromolecules
Enhancing catalytic performance of laccase via immobilization on chitosan/CeO2 microspheres.
In this study, laccase from Trametes versicolor was immobilized onto chitosan/CeO2 microspheres (CCMS) by adsorption or covalent binding after activating the amine groups of chitosan with glutaraldehyde (GA)..
Mesima · 2014 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Anticancer research
Anticancer activity of hispidin via reactive oxygen species-mediated apoptosis in colon cancer cells.
Few studies have been performed on the anticancer activity of hispidin, a phenolic compound produced from the medicinal mushroom Phellinus linteus. Herein, we studied hispidin-induced apoptosis, which is associated with the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in colon cancer cells..
Turkey Tail · 2014 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
Bilirubin oxidase bioelectrocatalytic cathodes: the impact of hydrogen peroxide.
Mediator-less, direct electro-catalytic reduction of oxygen to water by bilirubin oxidase (Myrothecium sp.) was obtained on anthracene-modified, multi-walled carbon nanotubes..
Turkey Tail · 2014 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Electroactive nanobiomolecular architectures of laccase and cytochrome c on electrodes: applying silica nanoparticles as artificial matrix.
Fully electroactive multilayer architectures combining the redox protein cytochrome c and the enzyme laccase by the use of silica nanoparticles as artificial matrix have been constructed on gold electrodes capable of direct dioxygen reduction..
Maitake · 2014 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · PloS one
Growth promoting effect of hyaluronan synthesis promoting substances on Japanese eel leptocephali.
Hyaluronans (HAs) are glycosaminoglycans produced in the bodies of Anguilliform and Elopiform leptocephali, and play a role in metabolic energy. In mammals, HA synthesis-promoting substances (HASPS) up-regulate the expression of HA synthase (HAS) and increase the amount of HA in the body..
Mesima · 2014 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Journal of ethnopharmacology
Hispolon inhibition of inflammatory apoptosis through reduction of iNOS/NO production via HO-1 induction in macrophages.
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Phellinus linteus (Berkeley & Curtis), a well-known medical fungus, has long been used as a traditional medicine in Oriental countries to treat various diseases, and hispolon (HIS) is one of its bioactive components..
Turkey Tail · 2014 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Applied biochemistry and biotechnology
Immobilized laccase on activated poly(vinyl alcohol) microspheres for enzyme thermistor application.
Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) microspheres were prepared by inverse suspension crosslinked method, with glutaraldehyde as a crosslinking agent. PVA microspheres activated with aldehyde groups were employed for Trametes versicolor laccase immobilization..
Turkey Tail · 2014 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Journal of hazardous materials
Potential of fungal co-culturing for accelerated biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in soil.
The potential of fungal co-culture of the filamentous Pestalotiopsis sp. NG007 with four different basidiomycetes--Trametes versicolor U97, Pleurotus ostreatus PL1, Cerena sp.
Turkey Tail · 2014 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Bioresource technology
Re-inoculation strategies enhance the degradation of emerging pollutants in fungal bioaugmentation of sewage sludge.
The use of Trametes versicolor has been partially successful in the removal of some pharmaceuticals from sewage sludge in laboratory-scale biopile systems. The application of two strategies for the re-inoculation of biomass was assessed during the fungal bioaugmentation of non-sterile sludge (42-d treatment) as an….
Mesima · 2014 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Experimental cell research
The protective effect of hispidin against hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptosis in H9c2 cardiomyoblast cells through Akt/GSK-3β and ERK1/2 signaling pathway.
Hispidin, a phenolic compound from Phellinus linteus (a medicinal mushroom), has been shown to possess strong anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, and anti-dementia properties. However, the cardioprotective efficacy of hispidin has not yet been investigated..
Niu-Chang-Chih · 2013 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Free radical biology & medicine
Antroquinonol mitigates an accelerated and progressive IgA nephropathy model in mice by activating the Nrf2 pathway and inhibiting T cells and NLRP3 inflammasome.
High levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), systemic T cell activation, and macrophage infiltration in the kidney are implicated in the acceleration and progression of IgA nephropathy (IgAN), the most frequent type of primary glomerulonephritis..
Turkey Tail · 2013 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Bioresource technology
Bacterial-fungal interactions enhance power generation in microbial fuel cells and drive dye decolourisation by an ex situ and in situ electro-Fenton process.
In this work, the potential for sustainable energy production from wastes has been exploited using a combination fungus-bacterium in microbial fuel cell (MFC) and electro-Fenton technology..
Turkey Tail · 2013 · Comparative Study · Journal of hazardous materials
Comparative assessment of bioremediation approaches to highly recalcitrant PAH degradation in a real industrial polluted soil.
High recalcitrant characteristics and low bioavailability rates due to aging processes can hinder high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (HMW-PAHs) bioremediation in real industrial polluted soils..
Turkey Tail · 2013 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
Efficient direct oxygen reduction by laccases attached and oriented on pyrene-functionalized polypyrrole/carbon nanotube electrodes.
We report the functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) electrodes by oxidative electropolymerization of pyrrole monomers bearing pyrene and N-hydroxysuccinimide groups..
Maitake · 2013 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces
Poly(ε-caprolactone) modified with fusion protein containing self-assembled hydrophobin and functional peptide for selective capture of human blood outgrowth endothelial cells.
Human blood outgrowth endothelial cells (HBOECs)-specific binding peptide, TPSLEQRTVYAK (TPS), was proposed to be applied on autologous cell therapy for treating cardiovascular diseases..
Maitake · 2013 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · BMC complementary and alternative medicine
Potentiation of neuritogenic activity of medicinal mushrooms in rat pheochromocytoma cells.
BACKGROUND: Senescence of the neurons is believed to be a focal factor in the development of age-related neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Diminutions in the levels of nerve growth factor (NGF) lead to major declines in brain cell performance..
Wood Ear · 2013 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Chemosphere
Solid state fermentation of olive mill residues by wood- and dung-dwelling Agaricomycetes: effects on peroxidase production, biomass development and phenol phytotoxicity.
The in vivo conversion of dry olive mill residue (DOR) by wood- and dung-dwelling fungi - Auricularia auricula-judae, Bjerkandera adusta and Coprinellus radians - increases peroxidase secretion up to 3.2-3.5-fold (∼1.3, 3.5 and 7.0 Ug(-1) DOR for dye-decolorizing peroxidase, manganese peroxidase and aromatic….
Zhu Ling · 2013 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Chemico-biological interactions
UPLC-Q-TOF/HSMS/MS(E)-based metabonomics for adenine-induced changes in metabolic profiles of rat faeces and intervention effects of ergosta-4,6,8(14),22-tetraen-3-one.
Ergosta-4,6,8(14),22-tetraen-3-one (ergone), isolated from the medicinal fungus Polyporus umbellatus, has been proven to prevent the progression of renal injury and the subsequent renal fibrosis..
Enoki · 2013 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Brazilian journal of microbiology: [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]
Use of P450 cytochrome inhibitors in studies of enokipodin biosynthesis.
Enokipodins A, B, C, and D are antimicrobial sesquiterpenes isolated from the mycelial culture medium of Flammulina velutipes, an edible mushroom. The presence of a quaternary carbon stereocenter on the cyclopentane ring makes enokipodins A-D attractive synthetic targets..
Niu-Chang-Chih · 2012 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Arthritis and rheumatism
Antroquinonol differentially modulates T cell activity and reduces interleukin-18 production, but enhances Nrf2 activation, in murine accelerated severe lupus nephritis.
OBJECTIVE: Accelerated severe lupus nephritis (ASLN), with an acute onset of severe clinical manifestations and histopathologic renal lesions, may represent transformation of mild LN to a severe form of glomerulonephritis..
Niu-Chang-Chih · 2012 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · The Journal of nutritional biochemistry
Antroquinonol, a natural ubiquinone derivative, induces a cross talk between apoptosis, autophagy and senescence in human pancreatic carcinoma cells.
Pancreatic cancer is a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. A mutation and constitutive activation of K-ras occurs in more than 90% of pancreatic adenocarcinomas.
Maitake · 2012 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Protein expression and purification
Expression and characterization of hydrophobin HGFI fused with the cell-specific peptide TPS in Pichia pastoris.
The cell-specific peptide TPS (TPSLEQRTVYAK) has been proposed as a potential candidate for fabricating tissue engineering scaffolds based on its ability of binding to human endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) with high affinity and specificity..
Maitake · 2012 · Patent · journal metadata
PRODUCT OF FUNCTIONAL HEALTH FOOD THAT ENHANCES ORGAN IMMUNITY
A functional health food product that enhances organ immunity and controls diabetes comprises active ingredients and auxiliary material. The active ingredients consist of the following: 5 to 10 parts of cordyceps militaris extracts, 35 to 50 parts of grifola frondosa extracts, 20 to 30 parts of lentinan, 5 to 10 parts….
Turkey Tail · 2012 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Bioresource technology
Treatment of tetracycline antibiotics by laccase in the presence of 1-hydroxybenzotriazole.
Tetracycline antibiotics are widely used in human and veterinary medicine; however, residual amounts of these antibiotics in the environment are of concern since they could contribute to selection of resistant bacteria..
Turkey Tail · 2011 · Comparative Study · Biosensors & bioelectronics
A highly efficient buckypaper-based electrode material for mediatorless laccase-catalyzed dioxygen reduction.
The redox enzyme laccase from Trametes versicolor efficiently catalyzes the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in mediatorless biofuel cell cathodes when adsorbed onto multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)..
Niu-Chang-Chih · 2011 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Mutation research
Antroquinonol inhibits NSCLC proliferation by altering PI3K/mTOR proteins and miRNA expression profiles.
Antroquinonol a derivative of Antrodia camphorata has been reported to have antitumor effects against various cancer cells. However, the effect of antroquinonol on cell signalling and survival pathways in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells has not been fully demarcated..
Turkey Tail · 2011 · Evaluation Study · Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
Evaluation of the potential of fungal and plant laccases for active-packaging applications.
Laccases from Trametes versicolor (TvL), Myceliophthora thermophila (MtL), and Rhus vernicifera (RvL) were investigated with regard to their potential utilization as oxygen scavengers in active packages containing food susceptible to oxidation reactions..
Enoki · 2011 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · Molecular plant-microbe interactions: MPMI
Expression of an oxalate decarboxylase impairs the necrotic effect induced by Nep1-like protein (NLP) of Moniliophthora perniciosa in transgenic tobacco.
Oxalic acid (OA) and Nep1-like proteins (NLP) are recognized as elicitors of programmed cell death (PCD) in plants, which is crucial for the pathogenic success of necrotrophic plant pathogens and involves reactive oxygen species (ROS)..
Enoki · 2011 · Patent · journal metadata
Methods for the administration of FV and related compositions
The present invention is generally directed to methods for the administration of compositions related to improved physical performance and post-exertion recovery, as well as the administered compositions..
Wood Ear · 2011 · Research Support, Non U.S. Gov'T · FEMS microbiology ecology
Patterns of lignin degradation and oxidative enzyme secretion by different wood- and litter-colonizing basidiomycetes and ascomycetes grown on beech-wood.
The degradation of lignocellulose and the secretion of extracellular oxidoreductases were investigated in beech-wood (Fagus sylvatica) microcosms using 11 representative fungi of four different ecophysiological and taxonomic groups causing: (1) classic white rot of wood (e.g..