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Hospital wastewater is a major source of pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs), which are not all removed in conventional wastewater treatment plants. White rot fungi can degrade PhACs, but their application has been limited to non-sterile conditions due to the competition with other microorganisms for growth..

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Enoki · 2017 · Journal Article · Food chemistry

Comparison of flavour qualities of mushrooms (Flammulina velutipes) packed with different packaging materials.

To clarify the dynamic changes of flavour components in mushrooms packed with different packaging materials during storage, comprehensive flavour characterization, non-volatile and volatile compounds of Flammulina velutipes were evaluated using electronic nose (E-nose), electronic tongue (E-tongue) technology and….

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

Compositional Differences of the Winter Culinary-Medicinal Mushroom, Flammulina velutipes (Agaricomycetes), under Three Types of Light Conditions.

The focus of this study was to investigate the effect of light on the cultivation and the amounts of bio-active components in Flammulina velutipes. The mushrooms were cultivated under fluorescent tube (T8) grow lights, lightemitting diodes (LEDs), and cold-cathode fluorescent lamps..

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Niu-Chang-Chih · 2017 · Journal Article · Natural product research

Constituents from solid-cultured Antrodia camphorata.

Antrodia camphorata is a rare and precious traditional food and medicine for improving health-related conditions in Taiwan. The phytochemical research of the mushroom led to the isolation of a new naphthalenecarboxaldehyde, named as….

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Wood Ear · 2017 · Journal Article · Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea)

Construction of a genetic linkage map and QTL mapping of agronomic traits in Auricularia auricula-judae.

Auricularia auricula-judae is a traditional edible fungus that is cultivated widely in China. In this study, a genetic linkage map for A.

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Almond Mushroom · 2017 · Journal Article · Veterinary research communications

Control of Haemonchus contortus in sheep using basidiocarps of Agaricus blazei Murril.

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the effects in vitro and in vivo of Agaricus blazei against Haemonchus contortus in sheep. METHODS: The in vitro efficacy of aqueous extract on egg hatching inhibition (EHI) was investigated and after 72 h incubation with varying concentrations the effects on, blastomeres, embryonated….

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering

Decolorization of acid, disperse and reactive dyes by Trametes versicolor CBR43.

The mycoremediation has been considered as a promising method for decolorizing dye wastewater. To explore new bioresource for mycoremediation, a new white-rot fungus that could decolorize various dyes commonly used in textile industries was isolated, and its ligninolytic enzyme activity and decolorization capacity….

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Shiitake · 2017 · Research Article · The plant pathology journal

Defense Response and Suppression of Phytophthora Blight Disease of Pepper by Water Extract from Spent Mushroom Substrate of Lentinula edodes.

The spent mushroom substrate (SMS) of Lentinula edodes that was derived from sawdust bag cultivation was used as materials for controlling Phytophthora blight disease of pepper. Water extract from SMS (WESMS) of L..

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Research Article · Toxins

Degradation of Aflatoxins by Means of Laccases from Trametes versicolor: An In Silico Insight.

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites of fungi that contaminate food and feed, and are involved in a series of foodborne illnesses and disorders in humans and animals..

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Enoki · 2017 · Journal Article · Mycoscience

Development of a dual promoter-mediated gene silencing system in Flammulina velutipes

This study aimed to establish an RNAi system based on a dual promoter construct to interfere with the expression of target genes in Flammulina velutipes. In this study, the endogenous laccase gene, which was cloned as a silencing reporter, was introduced into F..

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Lion's Mane · 2017 · Research Article · Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine: eCAM

Dietary Supplementation of Hericium erinaceus Increases Mossy Fiber-CA3 Hippocampal Neurotransmission and Recognition Memory in Wild-Type Mice.

Hericium erinaceus (Bull.) Pers. is a medicinal mushroom capable of inducing a large number of modulatory effects on human physiology ranging from the strengthening of the immune system to the improvement of cognitive functions.

Immune supportCognition & nerves

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Nameko · 2017 · Journal Article · Mycoscience

Differential expression of three α-amylase genes from the basidiomycetous fungus Pholiota microspora

The Pholiota microspora encodes three α-amylase genes (PnAmy1, PnAmy2 and PnAmy3), which were identified and characterized in the current study. PnAmy1, PnAmy2 and PnAmy3 are members of glycoside hydrolase family 13, belonging to subfamily 32, 5 and 1, respectively..

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Fungal biology

Differential gene expression profiling analysis in Pleurotus ostreatus during interspecific antagonistic interactions with Dichomitus squalens and Trametes versicolor.

This study provided analysis of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in Pleurotus ostreatus under the interaction with Dichomitus squalens and Trametes versicolor, which is valuable for exploration on the fungal defence system against stressful condition caused by interspecific antagonistic interaction..

Energy & fatigue

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Lion's Mane · 2017 · Research Article · Frontiers in pharmacology

Docking Studies and Biological Evaluation of a Potential β-Secretase Inhibitor of 3-Hydroxyhericenone F from Hericium erinaceus.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder, affecting approximately more than 5% of the population worldwide over the age 65, annually. The incidence of AD is expected to be higher in the next 10 years..

Cognition & nervesEnergy & fatigueRespiratory

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Niu-Chang-Chih · 2017 · Research Article · International journal of molecular sciences

Eburicoic Acid, a Triterpenoid Compound from Antrodia camphorata, Displays Antidiabetic and Antihyperlipidemic Effects in Palmitate-Treated C2C12 Myotubes and in High-Fat Diet-Fed Mice.

This study was designed to investigate the antidiabetic and antihyperlipidemic effects and mechanisms of eburicoic acid (TRR); one component of Antrodia camphorata in vitro and in an animal model for 14 weeks..

Energy & fatigueMetabolic healthLiver support

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Almond Mushroom · 2017 · Journal Article · International journal of food science & technology

Effect of addition of Agaricus blazei mushroom residue to milk enriched with Omega‐3 on the prevention of lipid oxidation and bioavailability of bioactive compounds after in vitro gastrointestinal digestion

The residue from a hydroalcoholic extract of the mushroom Agaricus blazei (MAR) was evaluated for phenolic compounds, flavonoids and antioxidant activity. The ability of MAR to slow the oxidation of Omega‐3 resulting from light exposure in milk matrix, and its bioavailability after in vitro digestion was investigated..

Gut & microbiome

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Shiitake · 2017 · Journal Article · International journal of food science & technology

Effects of culture substrates on taste component content and taste quality of Lentinula edodes

In this research, the effects of culture substrates on taste component content of Lentinula edodes were studied, and the resulting taste quality of L. edodes was evaluated..

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Maitake · 2017 · Journal Article · Food chemistry

Effects of different extraction temperatures on the physicochemical properties of bioactive polysaccharides from Grifola frondosa.

This study examined the effects of different extraction temperatures (70°C, 100°C and 121°C) on the physicochemical properties of water soluble polysaccharides (WSP; GF70, GF100 and GF121, respectively) from Grifola frondosa (GF) fruiting bodies, and evaluating their effects on nitric oxide (NO) production in….

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Enoki · 2017 · Journal Article · Animal feed science and technology

Enteric methane emissions and protozoa populations in Holstein steers fed spent mushroom (Flammulina velutipes) substrate silage-based diets

Direct modification of rumen microbial fermentation could provide universal and cost-effective solutions to reduce methane emissions from ruminant livestock. In this study, the effect of feeding spent mushroom (golden needle mushroom, Flammulina velutipes) substrate (SMS)-based silage supplemented with or without urea….

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Shiitake · 2017 · Research Article · Breeding science

Establishment of uracil auxotrophic dikaryotic strains of Lentinula edodes by crossbreeding.

The uracil auxotrophic monokaryotic strain 423-9 of Lentinula edodes was crossed with nine monokaryons (cro2-2-9, W66-1, xd2-3-2, QingKe 20A, 241-1-1, 9015-1, L66-2, 241-1-2, and Qing 23A) derived from wild type strains of L. edodes.

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Niu-Chang-Chih · 2017 · Journal Article · Molecular medicine reports

Ethanol extract of Antrodia camphorata inhibits proliferation of HCT-8 human colorectal cancer cells by arresting cell cycle progression and inducing apoptosis.

Antrodia camphorata (AC) is well known in Taiwan as a traditional Chinese medicine, with a long history of use in treating cancer and inflammation. Previous studies have revealed that AC exhibits anticancer effects in various cancer cell lines..

OncologyImmune supportGut & microbiome

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Cordyceps · 2017 · Research Article · AIMS genetics

Evidence for two types of nrDNA existing in Chinese medicinal fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis.

Nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) sequences are widely used in the molecular classification of fungi. Previous phylogenetic studies of highly-valued traditional Chinese medicinal fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis were mostly based on 18S and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions (ITS1, 5.8S and ITS2) of nrDNA..

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Research Article · PloS one

Exploitation of Trametes versicolor for bioremediation of endocrine disrupting chemicals in bioreactors.

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are environmental contaminants causing increasing concerns due to their toxicity, persistence and ubiquity. In the present study, degradative capabilities of Trametes versicolor, Pleurotus ostreatus and Phanerochaete chrysosporium to act on five EDCs, which represent different….

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Snow Fungus · 2017 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms

Extraction Optimization, Composition Analysis, and Antioxidation Evaluation of Polysaccharides from White Jelly Mushroom, Tremella fuciformis (Tremellomycetes).

We investigated the sonication-assisted extraction (SAE) conditions of Tremella fuciformis polysaccharides. Single-factor experiments showed that the optimal sonication intensity was 6 W/cm2; the other SAE conditions were further optimized using response surface experimental design..

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Lion's Mane · 2017 · Research Article · Oncotarget

Extracts from Hericium erinaceus relieve inflammatory bowel disease by regulating immunity and gut microbiota.

Hericium erinaceus (HE), a traditional edible mushroom, is known as a medicine food homology to ameliorate gastrointestinal diseases. To investigate whether HE is clinically effective in alleviating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), HE extracts (polysaccharide, alcoholic extracts and whole extracts were prepared using….

OncologyImmune supportGut & microbiome

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Niu-Chang-Chih · 2017 · Journal Article · Journal of ethnopharmacology

Hepatoprotective activities of Antrodia camphorata and its triterpenoid compounds against CCl4-induced liver injury in mice.

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY RELEVANCE: Antrodia camphorata (AC) is a rare and precious fungus indigenous to Taiwan used as a traditional medicine for the treatment of liver injury. Triterpenoids are the major bioactive constituents of A.

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

Heterologous expression of two minor laccase isozyme cDNAs from the edible mushroom Grifola frondosa.

Two cDNAs encoding the minor laccase isozymes (Lac2 and Lac3) of Grifola frondosa were cloned, characterized, and expressed in Pichia pastoris. The recombinant Lac2 (rLac2) was stable at pH 6.0, whereas the recombinant Lac3 (rLac3) was stable in a broad pH range (pH 4.0-8.0)..

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Enoki · 2017 · Journal Article · The Journal of general and applied microbiology

Highly-efficient liposome-mediated transformation system for the basidiomycetous fungus Flammulina velutipes

Flammulina velutipes is a well-known edible mushroom cultivated all over the world. However, because of the low transformation frequency, the expensive instruments required, and the complicated, time-consuming procedures necessary, there is insufficient genetic research on F.

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Wood Ear · 2017 · Journal Article · International journal of medicinal mushrooms

Identification of a New Fungal Pathogen Causing White Villous Disease on the Fruiting Body of the Culinary-Medicinal Mushroom Auricularia auricula-judae (Agaricomycetes) in China.

Auricularia auricula-judae is an edible and medicinal fungus ranking fourth in production among the edible fungi cultivated worldwide. White villous disease is rampant in Northeast China; it infects the fruiting bodies of A.

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Chaga · 2017 · Research Article · International journal of biological macromolecules

Identification of Inonotus obliquus polysaccharide with broad-spectrum antiviral activity against multi-feline viruses.

Inonotus obliquus polysaccharides (IOPs) are a potential drug for the prevention and treatment of cancer, cardiopathy, diabetes, AIDs, pancreatitis and other diseases. In this study, we found that IOP can act as a broad-spectrum antiviral drug against feline viruses in the in vitro experiment..

OncologyImmune supportMetabolic healthGut & microbiome

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Lion's Mane · 2017 · Research Article · Frontiers in immunology

Immunomodulatory Activities of a Fungal Protein Extracted from Hericium erinaceus through Regulating the Gut Microbiota.

A single-band protein (HEP3) was isolated from Hericium erinaceus using a chemical separation combined with pharmacodynamic evaluation methods. This protein exhibited immunomodulatory activity in lipopolysaccharide-activated RAW 264.7 macrophages by decreasing the overproduction of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin….

OncologyImmune supportGut & microbiome

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Lion's Mane · 2017 · Journal Article · Food & function

Immunomodulatory effects of Hericium erinaceus derived polysaccharides are mediated by intestinal immunology.

This study was aimed at investigating the immunomodulating activity of Hericium erinaceus polysaccharide (HEP) in mice, by assessing splenic lymphocyte proliferation (cell-mediated immunity), serum hemolysin levels (humoral immunity), phagocytic capacity of peritoneal cavity phagocytes (macrophage phagocytosis), and….

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Lion's Mane · 2017 · Journal Article · International journal of biological macromolecules

Immunomodulatory effects of hydroxyethylated Hericium erinaceus polysaccharide on macrophages RAW264.7.

Hericium erinaceus polysaccharide (HEP) has been shown to possess a variety of biological activities. In present study, HEP was successfully modified to obtain its hydroxyethylated derivative hHEP.

Immune support

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Niu-Chang-Chih · 2017 · Journal Article · Journal of the science of food and agriculture

Induction of antroquinonol production by addition of hydrogen peroxide in the fermentation of Antrodia camphorata S-29.

BACKGROUND: Antroquinonol have significantly anti-tumour effects on various cancer cells. There is still lack of reports on regulation of environmental factors on antroquinonol production by Antrodia camphorata.

OncologyEnergy & fatigue

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Niu-Chang-Chih · 2017 · Journal Article · Journal of the science of food and agriculture

Induction of antroquinonol production by addition of hydrogen peroxide in the fermentation of Antrodia camphorata S‐29

BACKGROUND: Antroquinonol have significantly anti‐tumour effects on various cancer cells. There is still lack of reports on regulation of environmental factors on antroquinonol production by Antrodia camphorata.

OncologyEnergy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Research Article · Journal of food science and technology

Innovative production of fungal pulp from Trametes versicolor and its application in a fungal paper box containing clove oil.

The aims of this study were to develop fungal pulp from Trametes versicolor (white-rot fungi) and apply it with clove oil in a paper box to inhibit mold growth on the surface of peanuts. Broken rice media with different sugar solutions (2-10% w w-1) were prepared and then inoculated with T..

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Chaga · 2017 · Journal Article · Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

Inonotus obliquus extract induces apoptosis in the human colorectal carcinoma's HCT-116 cell line.

Because of irregular dietary habits and lifestyle in Taiwan, the incidence and mortality rate of colorectal cancer have been increasing rapidly these years. This study investigated the inhibitory activity against the proliferation of human colorectal cancer HCT-116 cells by Inonotus obliquus extracts obtained from….

OncologyEnergy & fatigue

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Chaga · 2017 · Research Article · AMB Express

Inonotus obliquus polysaccharide regulates gut microbiota of chronic pancreatitis in mice.

Polysaccharide is efficient in attenuation of metabolic ailments and modulation of gut microbiota as prebiotics. The therapeutic effect of Inonotus obliquus polysaccharide (IOP) on chronic pancreatitis (CP) in mice has been validated in our previous study..

OncologyImmune supportMetabolic healthGut & microbiome

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Shiitake · 2017 · Research Article · Molecular and clinical oncology

Lentinula edodes mycelia extract plus adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer patients: Results of a randomized study on host quality of life and immune function improvement.

Anthracycline-based chemotherapies for breast cancer are known to adversely affect patients' quality of life (QOL) and immune function. For that reason, adjuvants that improve those impairments are required..

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Lion's Mane · 2017 · Research Article · Journal of food science and technology

Lithium biofortification of medicinal mushrooms Agrocybe cylindracea and Hericium erinaceus.

Although an increase in dietary lithium (Li) has been suggested as a possible method for mood stabilization and for decreasing violence and suicidal rates, no Li-enriched food has entered the market..

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Environmental technology

Maturation of green waste compost as affected by inoculation with the white-rot fungi Trametes versicolor and Phanerochaete chrysosporium.

Green waste was separately inoculated on day 0 and day 14 with either Trametes versicolor or Phanerochaete chrysosporium to determine their effects on composting time and compost quality. Inoculation with T.

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Research Article · Frontiers in microbiology

Metabolomics Investigation of an Association of Induced Features and Corresponding Fungus during the Co-culture of Trametes versicolor and Ganoderma applanatum.

The co-culture of Trametes versicolor and Ganoderma applanatum is a model of intense basidiomycete interaction, which induces many newly synthesized or highly produced features. Currently, one of the major challenges is an identification of the origin of induced features during the co-culture..

Metabolic health

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Snow Fungus · 2017 · Journal Article · Journal of separation science

Molecular characterization of branched polysaccharides from Tremella fuciformis by asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation and size exclusion chromatography.

To accurately characterize branched polysaccharides with high molecular weights from medicinal and edible mushrooms and identify the limitations of size exclusion chromatography, molecular characteristics of polysaccharides from Tremella fuciformis were determined and compared by asymmetrical flow field-flow….

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Turkey Tail · 2017 · Journal Article · Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Natural decomposition of hornbeam wood decayed by the white rot fungus Trametes versicolor.

The impacts of white-rot fungi on altering wood chemistry have been studied mostly in vitro. However, in vivo approaches may enable better assessment of the nature of interactions between saprotrophic fungi and host tree in nature..

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Shiitake · 2017 · Research Article · Mycobiology

Nucleus-Selective Expression of Laccase Genes in the Dikaryotic Strain of Lentinula edodes.

In mating of Lentinula edodes, dikaryotic strains generated from certain monokaryotic strains such as the B2 used in this study tend to show better quality of fruiting bodies regardless of the mated monokaryotic strains..

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Enoki · 2017 · Journal Article · Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi

Oral fungal immunomodulatory protein-Flammulina velutipes has influence on pulmonary inflammatory process and potential treatment for allergic airway disease: A mouse model.

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: House dust mite (HDM) is well known as one of the major indoor allergens that trigger allergic inflammation, especially asthma, and accounts for 85% of all cases. So far, asthma has been thought of as a condition of imbalance between T helper (Th)1 and Th2..

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Mesima · 2017 · Journal Article · The Journal of organic chemistry

Phellilane L, Sesquiterpene Metabolite of Phellinus linteus: Isolation, Structure Elucidation, and Asymmetric Total Synthesis.

A new cyclopropane-containing sesquiterpenoid, phellilane L (1), was isolated from the medicinal mushroom Phellinus linteus ("Meshimakobu" in Japanese), a member of the Hymenochaetaceae family and a well-known fungus that is widely used in East Asia..

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Mesima · 2017 · Research Article · Frontiers in pharmacology

Phellinus linteus Mycelium Alleviates Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury through Autophagic Regulation.

The incidence of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury is rapidly increasing around the world and this disease is a major contributor to global morbidity and mortality. It is known that regulation of programmed cell death including apoptosis and autophagy reduces the impact of myocardial IR injury..

Oncology

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Enoki · 2017 · Journal Article · Food and agricultural immunology

Preparation, characterization, and anti-inflammatory effect of the chelate of Flammulina velutipes polysaccharide with Zn

The optimal conditions for preparing Zn- Flammulina velutipes polysaccharide (Zn-FVP) chelate were studied by using L ₉ (3 ⁴) orthogonal test. The results showed that the optimized conditions for the chelating reaction were as follows: initial concentration of Zn (II), 6 mg/mL; ratio of purified polysaccharide (FVPp)….

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

Pretreatment of Hardwood and Miscanthus with Trametes versicolor for Bioenergy Conversion and Densification Strategies.

The pretreatment of plant biomass negatively impacts the economics of many bioenergy and bioproduct processes due to the thermochemical requirements for deconstruction of lignocelluluose..

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