Fungi provide ecological and environmental services to humans, as well as health and
nutritional benefits, and are vital to numerous industries. Fermented food and beverage …

Fungi are an understudied, biotechnologically valuable group of organisms. Due to the
immense range of habitats that fungi inhabit, and the consequent need to compete against a …

Edible mushrooms are fungi that can be seen with the naked eye and are relatively easy to
gather by hand. This review article highlights the health benefit and the biochemistry of …

It is expected that the world population will reach 9 billion by 2050. Thus, meat, dairy or plant-
based protein sources will fail to meet global demand. New solutions must be offered to find …

Pleurotus ostreatus is the second cultivated and most popular edible mushroom after
Agaricus bisporus worldwide. As dietary supplements, nutraceuticals like Pleurotus …

Basidiomycota is one of the major phyla in the fungal tree of life. The outline of
Basidiomycota provides essential taxonomic information for researchers and workers in …

Mushrooms have been an indispensable element of the human culture since antiquity and
are cherished all over the globe for their nutritive and therapeutic benefits. Being …

Macrofungi are vital components of any forest ecosystem, performing different roles crucial
to ecosystem functioning. Macrofungi play effective roles in ecosystem processes such as …

Bioactive peptides have recently gained more research attention as potential therapies for
the management of bodily disorders and metabolic syndromes of delicate health …

Edible mushrooms are popular functional foods attributed to their rich nutritional bioactive
constituent profile influencing cardiovascular function. Edible mushrooms are omnipresent …