International journal of medicinal mushrooms
Jan 1, 2025
In this study, the biological activities of Lactarius deliciosus were determined. Experimental studies were carried out using a soxhlet device, in the range of 40-70°C extraction temperature, 3-9 h extraction time and 0.5-2 mg/ ml extraction conditio...
International journal of medicinal mushrooms
Jan 1, 2023
Polysaccharide is one of the bioactive ingredients extracted from the fruiting body of Lentinula edodes (=L. edodes), which has many medicinal functions. While the content of polysaccharide can be measured by near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, the NIR...
International journal of medicinal mushrooms
Jan 1, 2018
In this study, a wide diversity in lignin-modifying enzyme (LME) secretion by 11 Trametes spp. strains isolated from the forests of Georgia was revealed in their submerged cultivation in both synthetic and lignocellulose-based media. Among them, T. m...
International journal of medicinal mushrooms
Jan 1, 2018
Phellinus rimosus is a host-specific wood-rotting polypore that has been reported to be used by some tribes in Kerala, India, for curing mumps. We isolated a novel polysaccharide-protein complex from Ph. rimosus (PPC-Pr) that possessed significant an...
International journal of medicinal mushrooms
Jan 1, 2018
The optimal conditions for melanin extraction from Auricularia auricula-judae (Hei 29) fruiting bodies was determined on the basis of the extract yield of melanin, calculated by using a single-factor experiment and response surface methodology. Its a...
International journal of medicinal mushrooms
Jan 1, 2018
Mushrooms comprise an unlimited source of active compounds that have beneficial health effects without known negative side effects and can potentially be used as important therapeutic products against cancer, which is the leading cause of death world...
International journal of medicinal mushrooms
Jan 1, 2018
Fomitopsis pinicola (Sw.) P. Karst. (Fomitopsidaceae) is a medicinal mushroom with a variety of healthy properties. In this study we tested the radical scavenging activity and antimicrobial and anticancer potential of methanol extracts of F. pinicola...
International journal of medicinal mushrooms
Jan 1, 2017
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 resp...
International journal of medicinal mushrooms
Jan 1, 2016
Taiwanofungus camphoratus has been widely used in Taiwan as a folk medicine to prevent and treat liver diseases, diarrhea, abdominal pain, itchy skin, and hypertension. Recent studies have shown that T. camphoratus mycelia extracts exert anti-inflamm...
International journal of medicinal mushrooms
Jan 1, 2016
The aim of this study was to determine the antiulcer activity of Lignosus rhinocerotis in rats. A total of 48 Sprague-Dawley rats were used in ethanol-induced, aspirin-induced, and water immersion-restraint stress-induced ulcer models. Rats were equa...