Three degrading white rot fungi, Lentinula edodes (Shiitake mushroom), Trametes versicolor (Turkey Tail mushroom), and Agaricus bisporus (Portobello mushroom) were used to degrade the pharmaceutical drug 17-Ethinylestradiol (EE2). The estrogenic activity of the degradation products was examined using organic extraction assays. They were examined using LC-MS and the Portobello, Turkey Tail, and ...

Lentinan, a ß-(1→3)-D-glucan isolated from the common edible mushroom, Lentinula edodes (Shiitake), is a biologically active macromolecule with a potential medical application towards immune functions. The immunomodulatory activities of ß-glucans depends on their degree of branching, conformation and the interand intra-molecular association of the polysaccharide. Up to now, there is a lack of u...