Edible mushrooms: A comprehensive review on bioactive compounds with health benefits and processing aspects

K Kumar, R Mehra, RPF Guiné, MJ Lima, N Kumar… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mushrooms are well-known functional foods due to the presence of a huge quantity of
nutraceutical components. These are well recognized for their nutritional importance such as …

The biology of ergothioneine, an antioxidant nutraceutical

I Borodina, LC Kenny, CM McCarthy… - Nutrition Research …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Ergothioneine (ERG) is an unusual thio-histidine betaine amino acid that has potent
antioxidant activities. It is synthesised by a variety of microbes, especially fungi (including in …

[HTML][HTML] What are the 100 most cited fungal genera?

CS Bhunjun, YJ Chen, C Phukhamsakda… - Studies in …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

Potential beneficial effects and pharmacological properties of ergosterol, a common bioactive compound in edible mushrooms

P Rangsinth, R Sharika, N Pattarachotanant… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ergosterol is an important sterol commonly found in edible mushrooms, and it has important
nutritional value and pharmacological activity. Ergosterol is a provitamin. It has been well …

The antiviral, anti-inflammatory effects of natural medicinal herbs and mushrooms and SARS-CoV-2 infection

F Shahzad, D Anderson, M Najafzadeh - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The 2019 novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, producing the disease COVID-19 is a
pathogenic virus that targets mostly the human respiratory system and also other organs …

A comprehensive review on phenolic compounds from edible mushrooms: Occurrence, biological activity, application and future prospective

AM Abdelshafy, T Belwal, Z Liang, L Wang… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Phenolic compounds are minor metabolites usually present in mushroom species. Because
of their potential advantages for human health, such as antioxidant and other biological …

Bioactive compounds from mushrooms: Emerging bioresources of food and nutraceuticals

H Kour, D Kour, S Kour, S Singh, SAJ Hashmi… - Food Bioscience, 2022 - Elsevier
Mushrooms have been an indispensable element of the human culture since antiquity and
are cherished all over the globe for their nutritive and therapeutic benefits. Being …

In vitro and in vivo antioxidant activity of ethanolic extract of white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)

J Liu, L Jia, J Kan, C Jin - Food and chemical toxicology, 2013 - Elsevier
The antioxidant activities of ethanolic extract from edible mushroom Agaricus bisporus (A.
bisporus) were evaluated by various methods in vitro and in vivo. In antioxidant assays in …

Mushrooms: A potential natural source of anti‐inflammatory compounds for medical applications

EA Elsayed, H El Enshasy… - Mediators of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
For centuries, macrofungi have been used as food and medicine in different parts of the
world. This is mainly attributed to their nutritional value as a potential source of …

A review on natural antioxidants for their role in the treatment of Parkinson's disease

P Mittal, S Dhankhar, S Chauhan, N Garg… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
The neurodegenerative condition known as Parkinson's disease (PD) is brought on by the
depletion of dopaminergic neurons in the basal ganglia, which is the brain region that …