One of the main active components from mushrooms was recently identified as β-glucan.
Health-promoting β-glucans are an auspicious group of polysaccharides. β-Glucans from …

The turnover of ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungal biomass represents a significant input into
forest carbon (C) and nutrient cycles. Given the size of these fluxes, understanding the …

There is a strong public concern about plastic waste, which promotes the development of
new biobased materials. The benefit of using microbial biomass for new developments is …

Highlights•Structure/functionality of proteins from non-animal sources are still poorly
understood.•Extractions to reduce phenolic compounds increase or decrease protein …

Fermentation can be a powerful tool for developing new sustainable foods with increased
nutritional value and fermented microbial biomass derived from filamentous fungi is a …

Abstract Background and Objectives Modification of plant proteins is often required to make
them suitable substitutes for animal proteins in food applications. The effects of fermentation …

Background: β-glucans are naturally occurred polysaccharides of glucose units, present in
the cell wall of various living organisms such as bacteria, yeast, fungus and plants, in …

In a sequel of papers we have investigated effects of different physical contributions to the
water holding capacity of foods by considering the common white button mushroom …

Β-glucans are polysaccharide macromolecules that can be found in the cell walls of molds,
such as Rhizopus oryzae. They provide functional properties in food systems and have …

Non-starch polysaccharides (NSPs) are biopolymers included in the fiber of cereal grains
and seeds. Among NSPs, arabinoxylans and β-glucans are considered to play the most …