Many natural substances and drugs are radical scavengers that prevent the oxidative damage to fundamental cell components. This process may occur via different mechanisms, among which, one of the most important, is hydrogen atom transfer. The feasibi...
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
Exopolysaccharide (EPS) production by a strain of Lentinus edodes was studied via the effects of treatments with ultraviolet (UV) irradiation and acridine orange. Furthermore, optimization of EPS production was studied using a genetic algorithm coupl...
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