Food and human health applications of edible mushroom by-products
N Biotechnol. 2024 Mar 21:S1871-6784(24)00010-4. doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2024.03.003. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMushroom waste can account for up to 50% of the total mushroom mass. Spent mushroom substrate, misshapen mushrooms, and mushroom stems are examples of mushroom byproducts. In ancient cultures, fungi were prized for their medicinal properties. Aqueous extracts containing high levels of β-glucans as functional components capable of providing prebiotic polysaccharides and improved texture to foods have been widely used and new methods have been tested to improve extraction yields. Similarly, the addition of insolubl...
Source: New Biotechnology - March 23, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Pablo Navarro-Simarro Lourdes G ómez-Gómez Oussama Ahrazem Ángela Rubio-Moraga Source Type: research
An Aloe-Based Composition Constituting Polysaccharides and Polyphenols Protected Mice against D-Galactose-Induced Immunosenescence
J Immunol Res. 2024 Mar 14;2024:9307906. doi: 10.1155/2024/9307906. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTA decline in immune response, exhibited in the form of immunosenescence and inflammaging, is an age-associated disturbance of the immune system known to predispose the elderly to a greater susceptibility to infection and poor vaccine response. Polysaccharides and polyphenols from botanicals are known for their immune modulation effects. Here we evaluated a standardized mushroom-based composition, UP360, from Aloe barbadensis, Poria cocos, and Rosmarinus officinalis, as a natural nutritional supplement for a balanced immune response...
Source: Journal of Immunology Research - March 22, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Mesfin Yimam Teresa Horm Alexandria O'Neal Ping Jiao Mei Hong Qi Jia Source Type: research
From Finite Element Simulations to Equivalent Circuit Models of Extracellular Neuronal Recording Systems Based on Planar and Mushroom Electrodes
Conclusion: our multi-compartment equivalent circuits match accurately the FEM simulations. They unveil the existence of an optimum number of compartments for accurate circuit simulation. FEM simulations suggest that while steric effects are in most instances negligible, the extracellular ion transport affects the reversal potentials and consequently the recorded signal if the electrolytic cleft becomes thinner than approximately 100 nm. Significance: the proposed methodology and circuit models improve upon the existing area and point contact models. The coupling between the extracellular concentrations and reversal potent...
Source: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering - March 22, 2024 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research
Variation in traditional knowledge of culturally important macromycete species among three indigenous communities of Oaxaca, Mexico
For centuries, wild mushrooms have been a forest resource of significant cultural value in several ethnic groups worldwide. In Mexico, extensive traditional knowledge on the use of fungal resources has been de... (Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine)
Source: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine - March 22, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Alexanders L ópez-García, Marko Gómez-Hernández and Etelvina Gándara Tags: Research Source Type: research
Rare earth contamination of edible vegetation: Ce, La, and summed REE in fungi
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2024 Mar 20;108(1):268. doi: 10.1007/s00253-024-13087-5.ABSTRACTThe increasing and diversified use of rare earth elements (REE) is considered a potential source of pollution of environmental media including soils. This work documents critically overview data on the occurrence of REE in the fruiting bodies of wild and farmed species of edible and medicinal mushrooms, as this was identified as the largest published dataset of REE occurrence in foodstuff. Most of the literature reported occurrences of cerium (Ce) and lanthanum (La), but a number of studies lacked data on all lanthanides. The Ce, La,...
Source: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology - March 20, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Jerzy Falandysz Anna Kilanowicz Alwyn R Fernandes Ji Zhang Source Type: research
Rare earth contamination of edible vegetation: Ce, La, and summed REE in fungi
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2024 Mar 20;108(1):268. doi: 10.1007/s00253-024-13087-5.ABSTRACTThe increasing and diversified use of rare earth elements (REE) is considered a potential source of pollution of environmental media including soils. This work documents critically overview data on the occurrence of REE in the fruiting bodies of wild and farmed species of edible and medicinal mushrooms, as this was identified as the largest published dataset of REE occurrence in foodstuff. Most of the literature reported occurrences of cerium (Ce) and lanthanum (La), but a number of studies lacked data on all lanthanides. The Ce, La,...
Source: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology - March 20, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Jerzy Falandysz Anna Kilanowicz Alwyn R Fernandes Ji Zhang Source Type: research
Bioconversion of pineapple wastes for production of Pleurotus pulmonarius (gray oyster mushroom) and Pleurotus ostreatus (white oyster mushroom)
This study was performed to find out the ability of using pineapple leaves waste as a substrate for the cultivation ofPleurotus pulmonarius (gray oyster mushroom) andPleurotus ostreatus (white oyster mushroom) and compare the results obtained with mushrooms grown using traditional substrates (sawdust). The mushroom bags were prepared using a dry and wet medium of pineapple leaves waste. The results revealed that 60% of dry and wet pineapple leaves waste produced the highest output ofP. pulmonarius andP. ostreatus in comparison to other percentages. The growing ofP. pulmonarius on dry pineapple leaves waste substrate reveal...
Source: Environmental Quality Management - March 20, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Norliana Munir,
Aizi Nor Mazila Ramli,
Aimi Wahidah Aminan,
Sharifah Zafierah Syed Badrulzaman,
Reshma Vasant Patil,
Siti Zulaiha Zailani,
Nur Izyan Wan Azelee,
Nor Hasmaliana Abdul Manas,
Elmie Adha Ismail Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Identification of two genes essential for basidiospore formation during the postmeiotic stages in Pleurotus ostreatus
This study proposed a strategy for identifying the genes essential for basidiospore formation after meiotic division to determine new targets for molecular breeding. RNA-seq analysis was performed to identify P. ostreatus genes that are specifically expressed in the gill tissue of fruiting bodies, where basidiospore formation occurs. Transcriptome data during fruiting development of Coprinopsis cinerea, in which the meiotic steps progress synchronously, were then used to identify genes that are active in the postmeiotic stages. Based on these comparative analyses, five P. ostreatus genes were identified. Plasmids containin...
Source: Fungal Genetics and Biology - March 19, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Takeshi Kobukata Takehito Nakazawa Fuga Yamasaki Junko Sugano Minji Oh Moriyuki Kawauchi Masahiro Sakamoto Yoichi Honda Source Type: research
Identification of two genes essential for basidiospore formation during the postmeiotic stages in Pleurotus ostreatus
This study proposed a strategy for identifying the genes essential for basidiospore formation after meiotic division to determine new targets for molecular breeding. RNA-seq analysis was performed to identify P. ostreatus genes that are specifically expressed in the gill tissue of fruiting bodies, where basidiospore formation occurs. Transcriptome data during fruiting development of Coprinopsis cinerea, in which the meiotic steps progress synchronously, were then used to identify genes that are active in the postmeiotic stages. Based on these comparative analyses, five P. ostreatus genes were identified. Plasmids containin...
Source: Fungal Genetics and Biology - March 19, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Takeshi Kobukata Takehito Nakazawa Fuga Yamasaki Junko Sugano Minji Oh Moriyuki Kawauchi Masahiro Sakamoto Yoichi Honda Source Type: research
A modified system using macrophage-conditioned medium revealed that the indirect effects of anti-inflammatory food-derived compounds improve inflammation-induced suppression of UCP-1 mRNA expression in 10T1/2 adipocytes
In this study, we developed a modified system to evaluate only the indirect effects of anti-inflammatory food-derived compounds by optimizing the conventional experimental system using conditioned medium. We validated this new system using 6-shogaol and 6-gingerol, which have been reported to show the anti-inflammatory effects and to increase the basal expression of UCP-1 mRNA. In addition, we found that the acetone extract of Sarcodon aspratus, an edible mushroom, showed anti-inflammatory effects and rescued the inflammation-induced suppression of UCP-1 mRNA expression. These findings indicate that the system with CM is v...
Source: Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry - March 18, 2024 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Hisako Takahashi Miori Morikawa Emi Ozaki Minami Numasaki Hiromu Morimoto Miori Tanaka Hirofumi Inoue Tsuyoshi Goto Teruo Kawada Fumio Eguchi Mariko Uehara Nobuyuki Takahashi Source Type: research
