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Medicinal mushrooms: Valuable biological resources of high exploitation potential
Leo J.l.d. Van GriensvenGiuseppe VenturellaMaria Letizia GarganoSolomon P. WasserGeorgios I. ZervakisUlrike LindequistOmoanghe S. Isikhuemhensubject
0106 biological sciences0301 basic medicineAntifungalanimal structuresmedicine.drug_classdietary valuePlant ScienceHealth benefitsBiology01 natural sciences03 medical and health sciencesBroad spectrummushrooms cultivationNutraceuticalnutraceutical properties010608 biotechnologymedicineactive compoundsEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsMushroombusiness.industryfungiMedicinal mushrooms nutraceutical properties dietary value mushrooms cultivation fungal biomass active compoundsfood and beveragesBiotechnologyFungal biomass030104 developmental biologySettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataBIOS Applied Metabolic SystemsMedicinal mushroomsfungal biomassbusinessdescription
Higher Basidiomycetes and Ascomycetes mushrooms possess various immunological and anticancer properties. They also offer important health benefits and exhibit a broad spectrum of pharmacological activities including antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, cytotoxic, immunomodulating, anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, antiallergic, antidepressive, antihyperlipidemic, antidiabetic, digestive, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective, nephroprotective, osteoprotective, and hypotensive activities. This minireview summarizes the perspectives, recent advances, and major challenges of medicinal mushrooms with reference to their nutraceutical properties and dietary value, the production of mushroom biomass on various substrates, and the purification, characterization, and pharmaceutical effects of biologically active compounds from medicinal mushrooms.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-10 |