Pleurotus tuberregium is a common basidiomycete in parts of tropical Africa and Australia that fruits from a subterranean true sclerotium. Evidence from field collections suggests that the sclerotia are formed underground. Because its basidiocarps have intercalary skeletal hyphae, P. tuberregium has also been classified in both Lentinus and Panus. We investigated nematode-trapping in P. tuberre...

Pleurotus ostreatus strains were cultured in liquid medium and on wheat straw. The yields of lovastatin were compared.

Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Edible medicinal mushrooms have been used in traditional medicine as regimes for cancer patients. Recently anti-cancer bioactive components from some mushrooms have been isolated and their anti-cancer effects have been tested. Pleurotus ferulae, a typical edible medicinal mushroom in Xinjiang China, has also been used to treat cancer patien...

A water-soluble polysaccharide containing 3-O-methyl galactose (PCP60W) was isolated from fruiting bodies of Pleurotus citrinopileatus and purified by anion-exchange and gel column chromatography. This polysaccharide has an average molecular weight of 2.74 × 104 Da and its structure was elucidated using monosaccharide composition and methylation analysis combined with one- and two-dimensional (...

Members of the mushroom genus Pleurotus form a heterogeneous group of edible species of high commercial importance. Subgenus Coremiopleurotus includes taxa that produce synnematoid fructifications (anamorphic state). Several species, subspecies and varieties have been described in Coremiopleurotus: These taxa are discriminated by minute morphological differences and correspond to Pleurotus cyst...

Medicinal mushrooms occurring in South India namely Ganoderma lucidum, Phellinus rimosus, Pleurotus florida and Pleurotus pulmonaris possessed profound antioxidant and antitumor activities. This indicated that these mushrooms would be valuable sources of antioxidant and antitumor compounds. Investigations also revealed that they had significant antimutagenic and anticarcinogenic activities. Thu...

Mushrooms have been used as food supplement from times immemorial not only for their nutritive value, but also for their medicinal properties. This investigation attempts to update the present cultivation status and project the future prospects of the oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreaus for its biomedical potential. Comparative analysis of the yield and the chemical composition of clusters of P...