Medicinal mushrooms have important health benefits and exhibit a broad spectrum of
pharmacological activities, including antiallergic, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory …

Mushroom consumption has grown extraordinarily owing to their high nutritional value,
desirable taste, and aroma. Mushrooms continue generating lots of interest chiefly in their …

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 …

Mushrooms are considered to be functional foods with high nutritional, culinary, and
pharmacological values, and there has been an increase in their consumption, both through …

Throughout history, mushrooms have occupied an inseparable part of the diet in many
countries. Mushrooms are considered a rich source of phytonutrients such as …

Spent mushroom substrate (SMS) is the residual biomass generated after harvesting the
fruitbodies of edible/medicinal fungi. Disposal of SMS, the main by-product of the mushroom …

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 …

The mushrooms have contributed to the development of active ingredients of fundamental
importance in the field of pharmaceutical chemistry as well as of important tools in human …

Mushrooms are experiencing a kind of renaissance as a part of the contemporary human
diet. These valuable organisms are more than food, they fit in perfectly as a novel market …

Since the first years of history, microbial fermentation products such as bread, wine, yogurt
and vinegar have always been noteworthy regarding their nutritional and health effects …