Edible mushrooms are considered an important source of nutritional and bioactive
compounds. In this review, the findings of macronutrients, bioactive compounds, antioxidant …

Pleurotus fungi, also known as basidiomycetous fungi, have been a part of human culture for
thousands of years. They exhibit anticancer, antitumor, antibacterial, and immunomodulatory …

Fungi generally and mushrooms secondary metabolites specifically represent future
factories and potent biotechnological tools for the production of bioactive natural …

Background The interest in the development of products that cause less damage to the
environment associated with the loss of efficiency of chemical nematicides for the control …

In this study, the chemical composition, total phenolic content and antioxidant activity
(DPPH, ORAC and FRAP assays) of A. subrufescens and P. ostreatus, cultivated with …

White-rot fungi represent an outstanding alternative for valorizing fruit residues due to their
ability to decompose structural carbohydrates and other bioactive compounds abundant in …

The feasibility of utilising spent mushroom substrates (SMSs) as a growing medium
component for Pleurotus ostreatus cultivation was investigated. P. ostreatus was cultivated …

Cogumelos do gênero Pleurotus são reconhecidos como alimentos de alto valor nutricional
e por sintetizarem enzimas hidrolíticas com ampla aplicação industrial. Estas características …

The genus Pleurotus presents a multivariate species diversity due to its ability to grow in
different substrates and environments. Whether wild or cultivated, they are edible …

Agaricomycetes are highlighted for producing a variety of compounds and enzymes with
nutritional and medicinal properties. However, the knowledge of the diversity of this group of …