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Maitake · 2013 · Journal Article · Journal of oleo science

Effect of Dietary Maitake (Grifola frondosa) Mushrooms on Plasma Cholesterol and Hepatic Gene Expression in Cholesterol-Fed Mice

To investigate the effects of dietary Grifola frondosa on cholesterol, normal mice were fed a diet containing 1% cholesterol (HC group) or 1% cholesterol and 10% freeze-dried G..

OncologyImmune supportMetabolic health

Chaga · 2013 · Journal Article · Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)

Effect of different drying methods on physicochemical properties and antioxidant activities of polysaccharides extracted from mushroom Inonotus obliquus

Inonotus obliquus is a kind of mushroom which has long been used as a folk remedy for curing various diseases such as cancers, heart disease and diabetes in Russian and Eastern Europe. Polysaccharides are one of the main bioactive constituents of Inonotus obliquus with health functions..

Shiitake · 2013 · Journal Article · Journal of wood science

Effect of increased harvests on saccharification ratio of waste mushroom medium from the cultivation of shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)

Waste mushroom medium (WM) was saccharized with cellulase to obtain glucose after shiitake fruiting bodies were harvested 3 and 5 times (WM-3 and WM-5, respectively). Glucose can be used as a feedstock for the production of bioethanol or other bioproducts..

Metabolic health

King Oyster · 2013 · Journal Article · Journal of food science

Effects of various heat treatments on phenolic profiles and antioxidant activities of Pleurotus eryngii extracts.

Free (FP) and bound phenolics (BP) were extracted from freeze dried (FD), oven dried (OD), as well as boiling treated (BT) Pleurotus eryngii samples. Free, bound, total phenolics were quantified using Folin-Ciocalteau assay..

Energy & fatigue

King Oyster · 2013 · Research Article · Indian journal of microbiology

Evaluation of Burma Reed as Substrate for Production of Pleurotus eryngii.

Burma reed (Neyraudia reynaudiana), a giant C4 grass, was included in substrate at the rates of 0, 20, 40 and 66 % to partially or wholly substitute sawdust and cottonseed hulls to evaluate its suitability for Pleurotus eryngii cultivation..

Lion's Mane · 2013 · Research Article · Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine: eCAM

Gastroprotective Effects of Lion's Mane Mushroom Hericium erinaceus (Bull.:Fr.) Pers. (Aphyllophoromycetideae) Extract against Ethanol-Induced Ulcer in Rats.

Hericium erinaceus is a famous tonic in oriental medicine. The gastroprotective effects of aqueous extract of H.

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OncologyGut & microbiomeRespiratory

Lion's Mane · 2013 · Journal Article · Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

Hericium erinaceus (Lion's Mane) mushroom extracts inhibit metastasis of cancer cells to the lung in CT-26 colon cancer-tansplanted mice.

This study investigated the antimetastatic activity of four Hericium erinaceus edible mushroom extracts using CT-26 murine colon carcinoma cells as an indicator of inhibition of cell migration to the lung. Hot water (HWE) and microwaved 50% ethanol (MWE) extracts of H..

Enoki · 2013 · Journal Article · Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

Hydrolysis of wheat gluten by combining peptidases of Flammulina velutipes and electrodialysis.

Wheat gluten hydrolysis, used to generate seasonings, was studied using peptidases from Flammulina velutipes or commercial Flavourzyme. L-amino acids were added in a range from 0.5 to 75.0 mM, and L-isoleucine, L-leucine, L-valine, and L-phenylalanine were identified as the strongest inhibitors for both enzyme….

King Oyster · 2013 · Journal Article · Archives of microbiology

Medium optimization, molecular characterization, and bioactivity of exopolysaccharides from Pleurotus eryngii.

An optimal medium for exopolysaccharides (EPS) production was obtained through one-factor-at-a-time method and response surface methodology. Under optimal culture medium, the maximum EPS concentration in shake flask was 5.16 g/l..

Shiitake · 2013 · Research Article · The plant pathology journal

Occurrence of dsRNA Mycovirus (LeV-FMRI0339) in the Edible Mushroom Lentinula edodes and Meiotic Stability of LeV-FMRI0339 among Monokaryotic Progeny.

dsRNA was found in malformed cultures of Lentinula edodes strain FMRI0339, one of the three most popular sawdust cultivated commercial strains of shiitake, and was also found in healthy-looking fruiting bodies and actively growing mycelia..

Respiratory

Maitake · 2013 · Journal Article · International journal of cancer

Oral administration of soluble β-glucans extracted from Grifola frondosa induces systemic antitumor immune response and decreases immunosuppression in tumor-bearing mice.

Maitake D (MD)-Fraction is a highly purified soluble β-glucan derived from Grifola frondosa (an oriental edible mushroom). Intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of MD-Fraction has been reported to inhibit tumor growth via enhancement of the host immune system..

King Oyster · 2013 · Journal Article · Protein engineering, design & selection: PEDS

Role of the C-terminus of Pleurotus eryngii Ery4 laccase in determining enzyme structure, catalytic properties and stability.

The ERY4 laccase gene of Pleurotus eryngii is not biologically active when expressed in yeast. To explain this finding, we analysed the role of the C-terminus of Ery4 protein by producing a number of its different mutant variants..

OncologyMetabolic healthLiver support

Almond Mushroom · 2013 · Research Article · Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine: eCAM

The Medicinal Values of Culinary-Medicinal Royal Sun Mushroom (Agaricus blazei Murrill).

Agaricus blazei Murrill (ABM), a mushroom native to Brazil, is a basidiomycete brown fungus, which is popularly known as "Cogumelo do Sol" in Brazil or "Himematsutake" in Japan, and there has been a prominent increase in the use of ABM for therapeutic and medicinal purposes..

Cordyceps · 2013 · Journal Article · Biological Conservation

Trade, harvest, and conservation of caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) in the Himalayas

Unsustainable trade in wildlife is regarded as a major driver of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation. Unregulated wildlife trade propels over-exploitation of species, resulting in population declines, and often in combination with other factors may ultimately extirpate species from their natural habitats..

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Turkey Tail · 2013 · Journal Article · Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)

Trametes versicolor extract modifies human fecal microbiota composition in vitro.

Trametes versicolor is a mushroom used as a traditional Chinese medicine (Yun-zhi) for a wide array of seemingly disparate conditions. We hypothesized that many of its multiple purported activities could be mediated through stimulation of beneficial mutualist components of the microbiota..

King Oyster · 2012 · Journal Article · Enzyme and microbial technology

A protein from Pleurotus eryngii var. tuoliensis C.J. Mou with strong removal activity against the natural steroid hormone, estriol: purification, characterization, and identification as a laccase.

A protein with strong removal activity against the natural estrogen estriol was purified from a culture supernatant of Pleurotus eryngii var. tuoliensis C.J.

Almond Mushroom · 2012 · Research Article · Saudi journal of biological sciences

Agaricus blazei Murill as an efficient hepatoprotective and antioxidant agent against CCl4-induced liver injury in rats.

Agaricus blazei Murill is one of the very popular edible medicinal mushrooms. The present study investigated the protective effect of this biologically active mushroom on the tissue peroxidative damage and abnormal antioxidant levels in carbon tetrachloride induced hepatotoxicity in male albino rats..

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Shiitake · 2012 · Journal Article · Biological trace element research

Biodegradation of an organoselenium compound to elemental selenium by Lentinula edodes (shiitake) mushroom.

The present paper reports for the first time the transformation of an organic selenium compound into red selenium (Se), which causes the intense red pigmentation of Lentinula edodes (shiitake mushroom) mycelia..

Shiitake · 2012 · Research Article · AMB Express

Characterization of β-N-acetylhexosaminidase (LeHex20A), a member of glycoside hydrolase family 20, from Lentinula edodes (shiitake mushroom).

We purified and cloned a β-N-acetylhexosaminidase, LeHex20A, with a molecular mass of 79 kDa from the fruiting body of Lentinula edodes (shiitake mushroom). The gene lehex20a gene had 1,659 nucleotides, encoding 553 amino acid residues..

King Oyster · 2012 · Research Article · Applied and environmental microbiology

Construction of a genetic linkage map based on amplified fragment length polymorphism markers and development of sequence-tagged site markers for marker-assisted selection of the sporeless trait in the oyster mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii).

A large number of spores from fruiting bodies can lead to allergic reactions and other problems during the cultivation of edible mushrooms, including Pleurotus eryngii (DC.) Quél..

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Shiitake · 2012 · Journal Article · Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

Direct Cytotoxicity of Lentinula edodes Mycelia Extract on Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Line

Lentinula edodes mycelia (L.E.M.) is a dried powder extracted from shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes). We previously demonstrated that it has immunomodulatory effects.

King Oyster · 2012 · Journal Article · Biotechnology letters

Direct over-expression, characterization and H2O 2 stability study of active Pleurotus eryngii versatile peroxidase in Escherichia coli

The vpl2 gene, encoding versatile peroxidase (VP) from Pleurotus eryngii, was synthesized with codon optimization and cloned into vector-pET-32a(+) and over-expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)..

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Chaga · 2012 · Journal Article · Aquaculture

Effect of Inonotus obliquus enriched diet on hematology, immune response, and disease protection in kelp grouper, Epinephelus bruneus against Vibrio harveyi

The aim of the present study was to determine the changes in the hematological and immunological response in kelp grouper Epinephelus bruneus against Vibrio harveyi infection after fed with 0%, 0.1%, 1.0%, and 2.0% Chaga mushroom, Inonotus obliquus extract enriched diet..

Shiitake · 2012 · Journal Article · Journal of wood science

Effect of steam treatment for the enzymic saccharification of waste mushroom medium after cultivation of shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes) and enokitake mushroom (Flammulina velutipes)

Waste mushroom medium of shiitake and enokitake (WS and WE, respectively) was steamed (StmWS and StmWE, respectively) and saccharized with cellulase to obtain glucose which can be feedstock of bioethanol or other bioproducts..

Metabolic health

King Oyster · 2012 · Journal Article · Plant disease

First Report of Cobweb Disease Caused by Cladobotryum mycophilum on the Edible Mushroom Pleurotus eryngii in Korea.

Pleurotus eryngii is one of the most commercially important mushrooms in Korea. In May 2009, unusual symptoms were observed in P.

Maitake · 2012 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms

Immunomodulating activities of cultivated maitake medicinal mushroom Grifola frondosa (Dicks.: Fr.) S.F. Gray (higher Basidiomycetes) on peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

Grifola frondosa is a culinary-medicinal mushroom that contains several physiologically active compounds, of which polysaccharides, specifically β-glucans, are known to possess immunomodulating properties..

Shiitake · 2012 · Research Article · Virology journal

Molecular characterization of a novel mycovirus in the cultivated mushroom, Lentinula edodes.

BACKGROUND: In the 1970s, mycoviruses were identified that infected the edible mushroom Lentinula edodes (shiitake), but they were not regarded as causal agents for mushroom diseases. None of their genes has been sequenced..

Respiratory

King Oyster · 2012 · Journal Article · Biotechnology letters

Nitric oxide is involved in the regulation of trehalose accumulation under heat stress in Pleurotus eryngii var. tuoliensis

Little is known about the mechanism of how trehalose responds to various abiotic stresses although trehalose is considered as an important protectant in fungi. We investigated the role of nitric oxide (NO) in regulating trehalose accumulation during heat stress in Pleurotus eryngii var.

Enoki · 2012 · Journal Article · European journal of plant pathology

Occurrence of black rot of cultivated mushrooms (Flammulina velutipes) caused by Pseudomonas tolaasii in Korea

From black spots on winter mushroom (Flammulina velutipes), fluorescent bacteria were repeatedly isolated during surveys at places of production in the years 2009–2010 in Korea..

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King Oyster · 2012 · Journal Article · International journal of biological macromolecules

Optimization of extracellular glucan production from Pleurotus eryngii and its impact on angiogenesis.

Pleurotus eryngii, an edible mushroom with therapeutic potential was optimized using response surface methodology of four-factor Box-Behnken design for maximum mycelial biomass and extracellular glucan (EPS) production..

King Oyster · 2012 · Journal Article · Natural product communications

Osteoclastogenesis inhibitory effect of ergosterol peroxide isolated from Pleurotus eryngii.

Ergosterol peroxide was isolated from the ethanol extract of Pleurotus eryngii as an inhibitor of osteoclast differentiation. This compound showed an inhibitory effect in a dose-dependent manner and an inhibition rate of up to 62% with low cytotoxicity, even at a concentration as low as 1.0 microg/mL..

Oncology

King Oyster · 2012 · Journal Article · Talanta

Pleurotus eryngii immobilized Amberlite XAD-16 as a solid-phase biosorbent for preconcentrations of Cd2+ and Co2+ and their determination by ICP-OES.

This article reports a method that is used for the preconcentration and determination of Cd(2+) and Co(2+) in vegetables, using Pleurotus eryngii immobilized Amberlite XAD-16 as a solid-phase biosorbent. The concentrations of metals were determined by inductively coupled plasma-optical spectrometry (ICP-OES)..

King Oyster · 2012 · Journal Article · Biotechnology letters

Polyethylene glycol-mediated transformation of fused egfp-hph gene under the control of gpd promoter in Pleurotus eryngii

Pleurotus eryngii was transformed using a polyethylene glycol-mediated method. A plasmid, pEPUGH, containing a reporter gene (enhanced green fluorescent protein gene, egfp) and a positive selectable marker gene (hygromycin phosphotransferase gene, hph) was constructed..

Chaga · 2012 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms

Preparation of Chaga medicinal mushroom, Inonotus obliquus-fermented rice using solid-state fermentation and its taste quality and antioxidant property.

Chaga medicinal mushroom, Inonotus obliquus (Pers.:Fr.) Pilat, was inoculated into cooked embryo rice and the mycelial growth in I. obliquus-fermented embryo rice (IER) was monitored.

Maitake · 2012 · Journal Article · Journal of wood science

Storage of maitake mushroom (Grifola frondosa) culture medium after harvesting fruit bodies is an effective pretreatment for ethanol conversion

The storage of spent maitake culture medium (SMCM) under various conditions was investigated as a potential pretreatment of SMCM for increased ethanol conversion. When SMCM was stored at 25°C for 12 weeks, the glucose yield by enzymatic saccharification increased from 22 to 52%..

Metabolic health

King Oyster · 2012 · Journal Article · Phytopathologische Zeitschrift

Suppression of Fungal and Bacterial Diseases of Cucumber Plants by Using the Spent Mushroom Substrate of Lyophyllum decastes and Pleurotus eryngii

The protective effect of autoclaved water extract from spent mushroom substrate (AWESMS) and autoclaved spent mushroom substrate (ASMS) of the edible mushrooms Lyophyllum decastes (hatakeshimeji) and Pleurotus eryngii (eringi) against fungal and bacterial diseases was investigated on cucumber plants..

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Almond Mushroom · 2011 · Journal Article · International journal of oncology

Agaricus blazei Murill enhances doxorubicin-induced apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells by NFκB-mediated increase of intracellular doxorubicin accumulation.

It has been demonstrated that the Agaricus blazei Murill (ABM) mushroom, which primarily consists of polysaccharides, possesses anti-tumor activities. However, the mechanisms by which ABM inhibits human hepatocellular carcinoma growth remain unknown..

Wood Ear · 2011 · Research Article · Toxicological research

Anti-inflammatory Activity of Dichloromethane Extract of Auricularia auricula-judae in RAW264.7 Cells.

The present study investigated the anti-inflammatory effects of dichloromethane extract of Auricularia auricula-judae. Dichloromethane extract of Auricularia auricula-judae inhibited Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) -induced nitric oxide (NO) production significantly in a dose-dependent manner in the concentration ≥10 μg/ml….

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Chaga · 2011 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms

Anticancer effects of fraction isolated from fruiting bodies of Chaga medicinal mushroom, Inonotus obliquus (Pers.:Fr.) Pilát (Aphyllophoromycetideae): in vitro studies.

The medicinal mushroom Chaga, Inonotus obliquus (Pers.:Fr.) Pilát (Hymenochaetaceae), has been used in folk medicine in Russia, Poland, and most of the Baltic countries, as a cleansing and disinfecting measure, and as decoctions for stomach diseases, intestinal worms, liver and heart ailments, and cancer treatment..

OncologyImmune supportMetabolic health

Yellow Morel · 2011 · Journal Article · Journal of food processing and preservation

Biomass and exopolysaccharide production by morchella esculenta in submerged culture using the extract from waste loquat (eriobotrya japonica l.) kernels

Detoxified loquat kernel extract (DLKE) and neutralized loquat kernel extract (LKE) prepared from waste loquat kernels were used as main carbon sources in the submerged and solid cultures of Morchella esculenta..

Nameko · 2011 · Journal Article · Applied microbiology and biotechnology

C-terminal processing of tyrosinase is responsible for activation of Pholiota microspora proenzyme.

Tyrosinase is expressed as a 67-kDa protein in Pholiota microspora (synonym Pholiota nameko), whereas the same enzyme purified from fruiting bodies of P. microspora is a 42-kDa protein that is cleaved with a C-terminal 25-kDa polypeptide from the 67-kDa protein..

Shiitake · 2011 · Journal Article · World journal of microbiology & biotechnology

Development of IRAP-SCAR marker for strain identification in Lentinula edodes

Rapid and correct authentication of commercial strains is still important in todayâs mushroom industry. Here for the first time we reported the using of sequence characterized amplified region (SCAR) marker developed from inter-retrotransposon amplified polymorphism (IRAP) marker to identify Lentinula edodes strain..

Metabolic healthLiver support

King Oyster · 2011 · Research Article · Saudi journal of biological sciences

Dietary effect of Pleurotus eryngii on biochemical function and histology in hypercholesterolemic rats.

This work was conducted to investigate diet supplement of king oyster mushroom fruiting bodies on biochemical and histological changes in hypercholesterolemic rats. Six-week old female Sprague-Dawley albino rats were divided into three groups of 10 rats each..

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Almond Mushroom · 2011 · Journal Article · In vivo (Athens, Greece)

Effect of Agaricus blazei Murrill extract on HT-29 human colon cancer cells in SCID mice in vivo.

Agaricus blazei Murrill (ABM) popularly known as 'Cogumelo do Sol' in Brazil, or 'Himematsutake' in Japan, is a mushroom native to Brazil and widely cultivated in Japan for its medicinal uses and is now considered one of the most important edible and culinary-medicinal biotechnological species..

King Oyster · 2011 · Research Article · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Effect of calcinated oyster shell powder on growth, yield, spawn run, and primordial formation of king oyster mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii).

This study was conducted to evaluate the calcium (Ca) absorption efficacy of king oyster mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii) grown on sawdust medium supplemented with Ca-sources, including oyster shell powder, and to determine the efficacy of oyster shell powder as a calcium supplement on growth, yield, spawn run and….

Maitake · 2011 · Journal Article · Carbohydrate polymers

Effect of the degree of oxidation on the physicochemical and biological properties of Grifola frondosa polysaccharides

Polysaccharide extracted from Grifola frondosa was subjected to 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidine oxoammonium ion (TEMPO)-mediated oxidation of which effects on the structural and biological properties of the polysaccharide were investigated as a function of degree of oxidation..

King Oyster · 2011 · Journal Article · Food Hydrocolloids

Effect of the degree of sulfation on the physicochemical and biological properties of Pleurotus eryngii polysaccharides

Polysaccharides extracted from Pleurotus eryngii were chemically modified by sulfation and the effects on the structural and biological properties of the polysaccharides were investigated as a function of the degree of sulfation. ¹³C NMR spectroscopy demonstrated that polysaccharides from P..

OncologyImmune supportRespiratory

Chaga · 2011 · Journal Article · Chinese journal of integrative medicine

Effects of inotodiol extracts from inonotus obliquus on proliferation cycle and apoptotic gene of human lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549.

OBJECTIVE: To observe the proliferation inhibition, apoptosis, and cell proliferation cycle of human lung carcinoma cell line A549 treated with Inotodiol extracts from Inonotus obliquus and explore the possibility of Inotodiol extracts from Inonotus obliquus as a new tumor chemopreventive drug..

King Oyster · 2011 · Journal Article · Plant disease

First Report of Cladobotryum mycophilum Causing Cobweb on Cultivated King Oyster Mushroom in Spain.

In 2010, symptoms of cobweb were observed on cultivated king oyster mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii) in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) affecting 16% of the blocks of substrate cultivated..