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Hericium erinaceus polysaccharides (HEPs) have attracted widespread attention in regulating gut microbiota (GM). To investigate digestibility and fermentation of HEPs and their effects on GM composition, three polysaccharide fractions, namely, HEP-30, HEP-50, and HEP-70, were fractionally precipitated with 30%, 50%,….

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Oyster Mushroom · 2022 · Research Article · Frontiers in microbiology

Dynamic succession of microbial compost communities and functions during Pleurotus ostreatus mushroom cropping on a short composting substrate.

Cultivating oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus), a typical primary decomposer of lignocellulose, on a short composting substrate is a novel procedure which possesses energy conserves, reduced the chance of infection by competitive species, shorter production duration and achieved high production efficiency..

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Cordyceps · 2022 · Journal Article · Preparative biochemistry & biotechnology

Effect of Cordyceps militaris on formation of short-chain fatty acids as postbiotic metabolites.

The aim of the current study was to determine the growth-promoting-effect of Cordyceps militaris, known as a medicinal mushroom, on Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus acidophilus. To evaluate the best growth-promoting activity of the test substrates including glucose, inulin, and at different concentrations of C..

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Snow Fungus · 2022 · Research Article · Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

Effect of Tremella fuciformis and Different Hydrocolloids on the Quality Characteristics of Wheat Noodles.

To improve the quality characteristics of noodles and enrich nutritional value, Tremella fuciformis (TF) powder was incorporated into noodles. Tremella fuciformis (TF) is an edible fungus with rich nutritional value, and TF gel has good viscosity properties..

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Maitake · 2022 · Journal Article · Food & function

Effects of alkaloid-rich extracts obtained from Grifola frondosa on gut microbiota and glucose homeostasis in rats.

Grifola frondosa (GF), also known as maitake (a type of mushroom), has been widely used as a food item and it exhibits various health-beneficial hypoglycemic activities..

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Cordyceps · 2022 · Research Article · Frontiers in nutrition

Elucidation of physicochemical properties of polysaccharides extracted from Cordyceps militaris fruiting bodies with different drying treatments and their effects on ulcerative colitis in zebrafish.

Dry fruiting bodies of Cordyceps militaris (CMF) have been widely used in folk tonic foods and traditional herbal medicine in East Asia. Drying treatment serves as the last step in CMF industrial processes.

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Cordyceps · 2022 · Journal Article · Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft + [i.e. und] Technologie. Food science + technology. Science + technologie alimentaire

Enhancing the prebiotic and antioxidant effects of exopolysaccharides derived from Cordyceps militaris by enzyme-digestion

Cordyceps militaris is an edible and potentially medicinal mushroom. It contains various biologically active compounds, including exopolysaccharides.

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Reishi · 2022 · Research Article · Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

Ganoderma lucidum Ethanol Extraction Promotes Dextran Sulphate Sodium Induced Colitis Recovery and Modulation in Microbiota.

Popular edible mushrooms Ganoderma lucidum and Gloeostereum incarnatum can improve physical health as a prebiotic and positively alter intestinal microbiota. Our research investigated the prebiotic effects of Ganoderma lucidum and Gloeostereum incarnatum on colon inflammation through G..

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Reishi · 2022 · Research Article · Nutrients

Gastroprotective Effects of Ganoderma lucidum Polysaccharides with Different Molecular Weights on Ethanol-Induced Acute Gastric Injury in Rats.

Ganoderma lucidum is known as a medicine food homology that can ameliorate gastrointestinal diseases. To evaluate the gastroprotective effects on different Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides (GLPs), GLP was separated into three parts with different molecular weights using 100 kDa, 10 kDa, and 1 kDa membranes..

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King Oyster · 2022 · Research Article · Frontiers in nutrition

Genoprotective activity of the Pleurotus eryngii mushrooms following their in vitro and in vivo fermentation by fecal microbiota.

Pleurotus eryngii mushrooms are commercially cultivated and widely consumed due to their organoleptic properties, and the low caloric and high nutritional value. In addition, they contain various biologically active and health-promoting compounds; very recently, their genoprotective effect in Caco-2 cells after their….

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King Oyster · 2022 · Research Article · Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)

Immunomodulating Activity of Pleurotus eryngii Mushrooms Following Their In Vitro Fermentation by Human Fecal Microbiota.

Recent studies have revealed the crucial role of several edible mushrooms and fungal compounds, mainly polysaccharides, in human health and disease. The investigation of the immunomodulating effects of mushroom polysaccharides, especially β-glucans, and the link between their anticancer and immunomodulatory properties….

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Shiitake · 2022 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms

In Vivo Evaluation and Nutritional Quality of By-Products Subjected to Solid-State Fermentation Using Shiitake Culinary-Medicinal Mushroom, Lentinula edodes (Agaricomycetes).

This study evaluates the nutritional quality and in vivo biological activity of a peach palm by-product food ingredient processed via solid-state fermentation by shiitake culinary-medicinal mushroom, Lentinula edodes..

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Enoki · 2022 · Research Article · Frontiers in nutrition

Inhibitory Effect of Fermented Flammulina velutipes Polysaccharides on Mice Intestinal Inflammation.

To investigate the effect of Flammulina velutipes polysaccharides (FVPs) on mice intestinal inflammation, FVPs were extracted from Flammulina velutipes (FV) using a solid anaerobic fermentation technique..

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Cordyceps · 2022 · Journal Article · Journal of basic microbiology

Microbial community composition and soil metabolism in the coexisting Cordyceps militaris and Ophiocordyceps highlandensis.

Cordyceps sensu lato is a complex fungus-larva symbiote, and its distribution is affected by the geography, climate, soil environment, and cohabitating microorganisms..

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Cordyceps · 2022 · Journal Article · Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

Novel Selenium Peptides Obtained from Selenium-Enriched Cordyceps militaris Alleviate Neuroinflammation and Gut Microbiota Dysbacteriosis in LPS-Injured Mice.

Increasing attention focuses on the relationship between neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's disease (AD). The reports on the microbiota-gut-brain axis reveal that the regulation by gut microbiota is an effective way to intervene in neuroinflammation-related AD..

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Oyster Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Journal of food science

Protective role of ergothioneine isolated from Pleurotus ostreatus against dextran sulfate sodium-induced ulcerative colitis in rat model.

The well-acknowledged sulfur-containing amino acid ergothioneine (EGT), which is usually perceived to be produced from fungi, cyanobacteria, and mushrooms, has been increasingly demonstrated as a diet-derived antioxidant with therapeutic potential..

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Shiitake · 2022 · Research Article · EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority

Safety of pea and rice protein fermented by Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) mycelia as a Novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283.

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on pea and rice protein fermented by Shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes) mycelia as a novel food (NF) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283..

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King Oyster · 2022 · Journal Article · Food chemistry

Selenium biofortification in Pleurotus eryngii and its effect on lead adsorption of gut microbiota via in vitro fermentation.

It is of great significance to develop safe and efficient dietary selenium sources to improve lead toxicity. In this study, selenate, selenite, SeMet and Se-yeast were supplied to investigate the Se biofortification and bioaccessibility in Pleurotus eryngii.

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Shiitake · 2022 · Journal Article · Bioresource technology

Spent mushroom substrates for ethanol production - Effect of chemical and structural factors on enzymatic saccharification and ethanolic fermentation of Lentinula edodes-pretreated hardwood.

Spent mushroom substrates (SMS) from cultivation of shiitake (Lentinula edodes) on three hardwood species were investigated regarding their potential for cellulose saccharification and for ethanolic fermentation of the produced hydrolysates..

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Lion's Mane · 2022 · Journal Article · Food chemistry

Structural characterization of two Hericium erinaceus polysaccharides and their protective effects on the alcohol-induced gastric mucosal injury.

Hericium erinaceus, a traditional edible mushroom, is known as a medicine food homology to ameliorate gastrointestinal diseases. However, the relationship between the structural characteristics of Hericium erinaceus and its stomach-protecting activity remains unclear..

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Reishi · 2022 · Journal Article · Carbohydrate polymers

Suppression of obesity and inflammation by polysaccharide from sporoderm-broken spore of Ganoderma lucidum via gut microbiota regulation

Ganoderma lucidum has been shown to have anti-obesity effects. However, polysaccharide extracted from the sporoderm-broken spores of Ganoderma lucidum (BSGLP) against obesity and its underlying mechanisms have never been reported..

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Cordyceps · 2022 · Journal Article · Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

The in Vitro Fermentation of Cordyceps militaris Polysaccharides Changed the Simulated Gut Condition and Influenced Gut Bacterial Motility and Translocation.

The motility ability of intestinal lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-producing bacteria determines their translocation to the enterohepatic circulation and works as an infectious complication..

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Cordyceps · 2022 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms

Transcriptome Sequencing to Identify Candidate Genes for Mycelium Period Metabolism of Chinese Caterpillar Mushroom, Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Ascomycetes), Exposed to Light Treatment.

The Chinese caterpillar mushroom, Ophiocordyceps sinensis, is rare in traditional Chinese herbal medicine. It was reported that the development of ascospores in sexual stage of Chinese Cordyceps requires certain UV irradiation, but whether light has effect on the asexual stage of O.

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Oyster Mushroom · 2022 · Journal Article · Chemosphere

Uptake of perfluoroalkyl substances, pharmaceuticals, and parabens by oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) and exposure risk in human consumption.

Organic micropollutants (MPs) pose potential threats to environmental ecosystems and human health. This study investigated uptake of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), pharmaceuticals, and paraben by edible oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus), cultivated on spiked growth substrate..

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King Oyster · 2021 · Research Article · Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)

A Multiomic Approach to Understand How Pleurotus eryngii Transforms Non-Woody Lignocellulosic Material.

Pleurotus eryngii is a grassland-inhabiting fungus of biotechnological interest due to its ability to colonize non-woody lignocellulosic material. Genomic, transcriptomic, exoproteomic, and metabolomic analyses were combined to explain the enzymatic aspects underlaying wheat-straw transformation..

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Maitake · 2021 · Research Article · RSC advances

A specific selenium-chelating peptide isolated from the protein hydrolysate of Grifola frondosa.

Background: Grifola frondosa is a type of edible medicinal mushroom with abundant proteins. Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient for human.

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Cordyceps · 2021 · Research Article · Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

Anti-Hyperlipidemia and Gut Microbiota Community Regulation Effects of Selenium-Rich Cordyceps militaris Polysaccharides on the High-Fat Diet-Fed Mice Model.

Supplementation of polysaccharides is a promising gut microbiota-targeted therapeutic method for obesity and metabolic diseases. Biological activities of Cordyceps militaris polysaccharides have been well reported, but the effect of selenium (Se)-rich C..

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Reishi · 2021 · Research Article · Frontiers in pharmacology

Antimetastatic Effects of Ganoderma lucidum Polysaccharide Peptide on B16-F10-luc-G5 Melanoma Mice With Sleep Fragmentation.

Ganoderma lucidum (Lingzhi) polysaccharide peptide (GL-pp) is a component of the globally acknowledged traditional Chinese medicine Ganoderma lucidum; Ganoderma lucidum is known for its sedative, hypnotic, immune regulatory, antitumor, and other pharmacological effects..

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Niu-Chang-Chih · 2021 · Journal Article · Journal of ethnopharmacology

Antrodia camphorata extract (ACE)-induced apoptosis is associated with BMP4 expression and p53-dependent ROS generation in human colon cancer cells.

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Antrodia camphorata (AC) is a rare functional fungus in Taiwan and is known as traditional Chinese medicine. It has been reported to inhibit proliferation and promote apoptosis in human cancer cells..

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Mesima · 2021 · Research Article · Mycobiology

Artificial Cultivation Characteristics and Bioactive Effects of Novel Tropicoporus linteus (Syn. Phellinus linteus) Strains HN00K9 and HN6036 in Korea.

Phellinus strains were collected from different areas in Korea. Of them, the fast mycelial growing strains were artificially cultivated on the oak logs to produce fruiting body.

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Shiitake · 2021 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms

Characterizing Diversity Based on the Chemical and Nutritional Composition of Shiitake Culinary-Medicinal Mushroom Lentinula edodes (Agaricomycetes) Commonly Cultivated in China.

A comparative study was carried out on the chemical composition and nutritional value of six cultivated Lentinula edodes strains that are widely appreciated in China. The results demonstrated that all investigated L..

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Reishi · 2021 · Journal Article · International journal of biological macromolecules

Co-encapsulation of probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus and Reishi medicinal mushroom (Ganoderma lingzhi) extract in moist calcium alginate beads.

Probiotic L. acidophilus La-14 cells were co-encapsulated with Ganoderma lingzhi extract to prolong the viability of the cells under simulated gastrointestinal (SGI) condition and to protect the active ingredients of Reishi mushroom during the storage period..

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Cordyceps · 2021 · Journal Article · Phytomedicine: international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology

Comparison of effects on colitis-associated tumorigenesis and gut microbiota in mice between Ophiocordyceps sinensis and Cordyceps militaris.

BACKGROUND: Gut microbiota plays an indispensable role in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colitis-associated cancer (CAC). As traditional medicinal fungi, previous studies have shown that Ophiocordyceps sinensis could better maintain intestinal health via promoting the growth of probiotics in….

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Chaga · 2021 · Research Article · Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)

Comparison of Polysaccharides Extracted from Cultivated Mycelium of Inonotus obliquus with Polysaccharide Fractions Obtained from Sterile Conk (Chaga) and Birch Heart Rot.

The polysaccharides of the sterile conk of Inonotus obliquus (Chaga) have demonstrated multiple bioactivities. The mycelium of this basidiomycete, obtained after submerged cultivation, has been considered a feasible alternative to the sterile conk for the production of polysaccharides..

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Cordyceps · 2021 · Journal Article · Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Complex microbial communities inhabiting natural Cordyceps militaris and the habitat soil and their predicted functions.

Cordyceps militaris is a traditional Chinese medicinal food that is challenging to quality maintaining while mass cultivation. Many studies have found that abundant microbes inhabit Ophiocordyceps sinensis and perform important functions for their host..

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Reishi · 2021 · Research Article · Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

Differences in Antioxidants, Polyphenols, Protein Digestibility and Nutritional Profile between Ganoderma lingzhi from Industrial Crops in Asia and Ganoderma lucidum from Cultivation and Iberian Origin.

Carpophores of Ganoderma lingzhi (GZ) from industrial crops in China were analysed and compared with carpophores of three Iberian strains of cultivated Ganoderma lucidum (GL) (Aveiro, Madrid, Palencia) previously genetically characterized..

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Cordyceps · 2021 · Journal Article · Pakistan journal of biological sciences: PJBS

Effects of Edible Insects on the Mycelium Formation of Cordyceps militaris.

Background and Objective: Cordyceps militaris is a potential edible medicinal mushroom which containing various biological activity such as anti-inflammatory, anti-ageing, anti-protozoal and anti-microbial. The compositions of C.

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King Oyster · 2021 · Research Article · Microorganisms

Fermentation Supernatants of Pleurotus eryngii Mushroom Ameliorate Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Dysfunction in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Caco-2 Cells via Upregulation of Tight Junctions.

In recent years, modulation of gut microbiota through prebiotics has garnered interest as a potential to ameliorate intestinal barrier dysfunction. The aim of the study was to examine the in vitro effect of fermentation supernatants (FSs) from rich in β-glucan Pleurotus eryngii mushrooms on the expression levels of….

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Reishi · 2021 · Research Article · Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

Heat Treatment of Reishi Medicinal Mushroom (Ganoderma lingzhi) Basidiocarp Enhanced Its β-glucan Solubility, Antioxidant Capacity and Lactogenic Properties.

The effect of heat treatment on dried fruiting bodies of Reishi medicinal mushroom (Ganoderma lingzhi) is investigated. Control and samples treated for 20 min at temperatures of 70, 120, 150 and 180 °C were subjected for their free radical scavenging capacity, different glucans and total phenolic content….

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King Oyster · 2021 · Journal Article · Food & function

Inhibitory effects of β-type glycosidic polysaccharide from Pleurotus eryngii on dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis in mice.

The aim of the present study was to determine the inhibitory effects and the potential underlying mechanisms of a novel Pleurotus eryngii β-type glycosidic polysaccharide (WPEP) on colitis..

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King Oyster · 2021 · Journal Article · Food & function

JNK pathway and heat shock response mediate the survival of C26 colon carcinoma bearing mice fed with the mushroom Pleurotus eryngii var. eryngii without affecting tumor growth or cachexia.

In the last few years, there has been emerging interest in developing treatments against human diseases using natural bioactive content. Here, the powder of the edible mushroom Pleurotus eryngii var.

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Turkey Tail · 2021 · Journal Article · Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

Musarin, a novel protein with tyrosine kinase inhibitory activity from Trametes versicolor, inhibits colorectal cancer stem cell growth.

Colorectal cancer is the second deadly cancer in the world. Trametes versicolor is a traditional Chinese medicinal mushroom with a long history of being used to regulate immunity and prevent cancer..

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Shiitake · 2021 · Journal Article · Journal of medicinal food

Nematicidal Effect of Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) Extracts Against Haemonchus contortus.

During the previous decades, the indiscriminate use of anthelmintics for the control of gastrointestinal nematodes has generated anthelmintic resistance in different parts of the world. It is necessary to search for new sustainable control alternatives, such as the use of extracts from plants and edible mushrooms..

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Cordyceps · 2021 · Research Article · Lipids in health and disease

Polysaccharide CM1 from Cordyceps militaris hinders adipocyte differentiation and alleviates hyperlipidemia in LDLR(+/-) hamsters.

BACKGROUND: Cordyceps militaris is cultured widely as an edible mushroom and accumulating evidence in mice have demonstrated that the polysaccharides of Cordyceps species have lipid-lowering effects..

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Cordyceps · 2021 · Research Article · Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

Polysaccharides Obtained from Cordyceps militaris Alleviate Hyperglycemia by Regulating Gut Microbiota in Mice Fed a High-Fat/Sucrose Diet.

Polysaccharides isolated from fungus Cordyceps militaris display multi-biofunctions, such as immunostimulation, down-regulation of hyperlipidemia, and anti-cancer function. The occurrence of obesity and metabolic syndrome is related to the imbalance of gut microbiota.

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Lion's Mane · 2021 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms

Screening and Comparison of Anti-Intestinal Inflammatory Activities of Three Polysaccharides from the Mycelium of Lion's Mane Culinary-Medicinal Mushroom, Hericium erinaceus (Agaricomycetes).

Three major polysaccharides (wHEP-1, wHEP-2, and wHEP-3) were isolated from the mycelium of Hericium erinaceus. This study assessed their chemical and physical properties, molecular weight, monosaccharide compositions, and anti-ulcerative colitis ability to protect Caco-2 cells from lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced….

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King Oyster · 2021 · Journal Article · Food chemistry

Selenium-enriched Lactobacillus plantarum improves the antioxidant activity and flavor properties of fermented Pleurotus eryngii.

The effects of selenium (Se) addition methods on antioxidant activity and flavor properties of fermented Pleurotus eryngii (P. eryngii) using Lactobacillus plantarum (L.

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Lion's Mane · 2021 · Research Article · Food chemistry: X

Study on the interaction of Hericium erinaceus mycelium polysaccharides and its degradation products with food additive silica nanoparticles.

Gastric mucosal injury is a common gastrointestinal disorder. Hericium erinaceus polysaccharide, the major active ingredient in Hericium erinaceus, can reduce gastric mucosal damage to some extent..

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Chaga · 2021 · Research Article · Food science & nutrition

The difference of regulatory effect of two Inonotus obliquus extracts on high-fat diet mice in relation to the fatty acid elongation function of gut microbiota.

Obesity is a disease that causes metabolic disorders in the human body and is closely related to intestinal microbes. This experiment compares the therapeutic effects of two Inonotus obliquus extracts on high-fat diet (HFD) mice and explores the effects and mechanisms of intestinal flora and its metabolites..

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Cordyceps · 2021 · Research Article · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Virtual Screening for Biomimetic Anti-Cancer Peptides from Cordyceps militaris Putative Pepsinized Peptidome and Validation on Colon Cancer Cell Line.

Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in Thailand and many other countries. The standard practice for curing this cancer is surgery with an adjuvant chemotherapy treatment.

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