The effects of ostreolysin, a cardiotoxic cytolysin produced by the edible oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus), were studied on tension development in isolated rat aortic ring. Its cytotoxic effects on human umbilical vein endothelial cells and Chinese hamster lung fibroblasts were also studied. Ostreolysin induced a concentration-dependent increase in aortic ring tension in the range from 5 ...

BACKGROUND Changing lifestyles have recently caused a severe reduction of the gathering of wild food plants. Knowledge about wild food plants and the local environment becomes lost when plants are no longer gathered. In Central Europe popular scientific publications have tried to counter this trend. However, detailed and systematic scientific investigations in distinct regions are needed to und...

Soluble dietary fiber has attracted much attention due to its significant health benefits consumers. Edible fungi are abundant sources of soluble (SDF). The content and composition in edible variy greatly according varieties, growth stages different parts. This review focuses on the extraction methods from fungi, such as Lentinula edodes, Agrocybe cylindracea. possible mushroom relationship wit...

We previously showed that the females of the mushroom sciarid, Lycoriella ingenua (Dufour, 1839) (Diptera: Sciaridae), one of the most severe pests of the cultivated white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus (J.E. Lange) Emil J. Imbach (Agaricales: Agaricaceae), are attracted to the mushroom compost that mushrooms are grown on and not to the mushrooms themselves. We also showed that females are ...

Hypercholesteremia is one of the risk factors for coronary artery disease. Mushrooms are low calorie food with very little fat and are highly suitable for obese persons. The present study highlights the efficacy of edible mushroom Pleurotus djamor var. roseus extracts on total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), High density lipoprotein (HDL) and fre...

PURPOSE A simple, one-pot strategy was used to synthesize reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanosheets by utilizing an easily available over-the-counter medicinal and edible mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum. METHODS The mushroom was boiled in hot water to liberate the polysaccharides, the extract of which was then used directly for the reduction of graphene oxide. The abundance of polysaccharides prese...