Fomitopsis betulina (formerly Piptoporus betulinus): the Iceman's polypore fungus with modern biotechnological potential

M Pleszczyńska, MK Lemieszek, M Siwulski… - World Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Higher Basidiomycota have been used in natural medicine throughout the world for
centuries. One of such fungi is Fomitopsis betulina (formerly Piptoporus betulinus), which …

Characterisation of Extracts and Anti-Cancer Activities of Fomitopsis pinicola

KS Bishop - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fomitopsis pinicola (Sw. Karst) is a common bracket fungus, with a woody texture. It is found
predominantly in coniferous forests in temperate regions throughout Europe and Asia …

Using Fomitopsis pinicola for bioinspired synthesis of titanium dioxide and silver nanoparticles, targeting biomedical applications

S Rehman, R Jermy, SM Asiri, MA Shah, R Farooq… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The current study proposes a bio-directed approach for the formation of titanium oxide and
silver nanoparticles (TiO2 and Ag NPs), using a wild mushroom, Fomitopsis pinicola …

Collection and characterization of wood decay fungal strains for developing pure mycelium mats

M Cartabia, CE Girometta, C Milanese, RM Baiguera… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Wood decay fungi (WDF) seem to be particularly suitable for developing myco-materials due
to their mycelial texture, ease of cultivation, and lack of sporification. This study focused on a …

[HTML][HTML] DNA barcoding for identification of consumer-relevant mushrooms: A partial solution for product certification?

HA Raja, TR Baker, JG Little, NH Oberlies - Food Chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
One challenge in the dietary supplement industry is confirmation of species identity for
processed raw materials, ie those modified by milling, drying, or extraction, which move …

Establishment of the basidiomycete Fomes fomentarius for the production of composite materials

C Pohl, B Schmidt, T Nunez Guitar, S Klemm… - Fungal Biology and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Filamentous fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota are considered as an attractive
source for the biotechnological production of composite materials. The ability of many …

Identifying the “Mushroom of Immortality”: Assessing the Ganoderma Species Composition in Commercial Reishi Products

AL Loyd, BS Richter, MA Jusino, C Truong… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Species of Ganoderma, commonly called reishi (in Japan) or lingzhi (in China), have been
used in traditional medicine for thousands of years, and their use has gained interest from …

A Wild Fomes fomentarius for Biomediation of One Pot Synthesis of Titanium Oxide and Silver Nanoparticles for Antibacterial and Anticancer Application

S Rehman, R Farooq, R Jermy, S Mousa Asiri… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The present study offers an alternative method for green synthesis of the formation of two
types of nanoparticles (NPs). These NPs, titanium oxide and silver NPs (TiO2 and Ag NPs …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the biological properties of Fomes fomentarius MG835861 exopolysaccharide by bioincorporating selenium into its structure

H Alvandi, A Hatamian-Zarmi, BE Hosseinzadeh… - Carbohydrate Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Selenium (Se) is one of the essential elements for human health, where Se-containing
compounds can prevent cancer and reduce mortality by regulating of the cell cycle and …

1H NMR-MS-based heterocovariance as a drug discovery tool for fishing bioactive compounds out of a complex mixture of structural analogues

U Grienke, PA Foster, J Zwirchmayr, A Tahir… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Chemometric methods and correlation of spectroscopic or spectrometric data with bioactivity
results are known to improve dereplication in classical bio-guided isolation approaches …