Polysaccharides of mushroom Pleurotus spp.: New extraction techniques, biological activities and development of new technologies

JR Barbosa, MM dos Santos Freitas… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
The biodiversity of mushrooms Pleurotus spp. is impressive due to its complexity and
diversity related to the composition of chemical structures such as polysaccharides …

Selenium in plant foods: Speciation analysis, bioavailability, and factors affecting composition

K Pyrzynska, A Sentkowska - Critical reviews in food science and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Interest in selenium has been increasing over the past few decades with growing knowledge
of its importance to overall health. The ability of several plants to accumulate and transform …

Anti-Hyperlipidemia and Gut Microbiota Community Regulation Effects of Selenium-Rich Cordyceps militaris Polysaccharides on the High-Fat Diet-Fed Mice Model

M Yu, J Yue, N Hui, Y Zhi, K Hayat, X Yang, D Zhang… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Supplementation of polysaccharides is a promising gut microbiota-targeted therapeutic
method for obesity and metabolic diseases. Biological activities of Cordyceps militaris …

Effect of selenium on mushroom growth and metabolism: A review

M Xu, S Zhu, Y Li, S Xu, G Shi, Z Ding - Trends in Food Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Selenium-enriched mushrooms represent an important daily source of
selenium in food products. Selenium is an essential micronutrient that enhances various …

[PDF][PDF] Mycelium-based materials for the ecodesign of bioeconomy

A Butu, S Rodino, B Miu, M Butu - Dig. J. Nanomater. Biostruct, 2020 - researchgate.net
The global sustainable development strategy is targeted towards reducing the
nonrenewable materials by replacing them with bio-based materials, Bio-based materials …

Selenium speciation in selenium-enriched plant foods

M Ye, J Li, R Yu, X Cong, D Huang, Y Li, S Chen… - Food Analytical …, 2022 - Springer
Organic selenium in plant foods is an efficient and safe source of Se supplements that
support human nutrition and health. An effective method for the speciation of five stable Se …

Nutritional and antioxidant significance of selenium-enriched mushrooms

AJ Kora - Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background The element selenium (Se) acts as a double-edged sword for humans
and animals by being a nutrient at trace level and a toxin at elevated concentrations. It is …

A new mushroom hyperaccumulator: Cadmium and arsenic in the ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete Thelephora penicillata

J Borovička, S Braeuer, M Walenta, H Hršelová… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fruit-bodies of six Thelephora species (Fungi, Basidiomycota, Thelephoraceae) were
analyzed for their trace element concentrations. In Thelephora penicillata, extremely high …

Seleno-amino acids in vegetables: A review of their forms and metabolism

J Hu, Z Wang, L Zhang, J Peng, T Huang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Seleno-amino acids are safe, health-promoting compounds for humans. Numerous studies
have focused on the forms and metabolism of seleno-amino acids in vegetables. Based on …

Anticancer Properties of Selenium-Enriched Oyster Culinary-Medicinal Mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus (Agaricomycetes), in Colon Cancer In Vitro

T Fekry, MF Salem, AA Abd-Elaziz… - … Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - dl.begellhouse.com
Mushrooms have become an important way to safely supply the body with the daily needs of
organic selenium and they also possess remarkable medicinal properties. In this study, we …