Novel cerebroside, termitomycesphin I, from the mushroom, Termitomyces titanicus.

Antiradical and antioxidant activities of methanolic extracts of indigenous termitarian mushroom from Tanzania

Termitomyces mushrooms grow symbiotically with termites. They are abundantly distributed in the country, mostly consumed and liked by people. However, their antiradical and antioxidants activities are not yet established. In this study, both qualitative and quantitative values of antiradical and antioxidant of crude methanolic extracts of six Termitomyces species (T. titanicus, T. aurantiacus, ...

The effect of single cerebroside compounds on activation of BKCa channels.

We have previously shown that a mixture of cerebrosides obtained from dried tubers of herb Typhonium giganteum Engl. plays a neuroprotective role in the ischemic brain through its effect on activation of BK(Ca) channels. It is very curious to know whether a single pure cerebroside compound could activate the BK(Ca) channel as well. This study explored the possible effects of pure cerebroside co...

Lipid Components of a Malaysian Edible Mushroom, Termitomyces heimii Natarajan

A novel alkaline protease from wild edible mushroom Termitomyces albuminosus.

A protease with a molecular mass of 30 kDa and the N-terminal sequence of GLQTNAPWGLARSS, was isolated from fresh fruiting bodies of the wild edible mushroom Termitomyces albuminosus. The purification protocol included ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose, Q-Sepharose, SP-Sepharose and FPLC-gel filtration on Superdex 75. The protein was unadsorbed on DEAE-cellulose and Q-Sepharose, but...

Fungal biotechnology in food and feed processing

Please cite this article in press as: Ghorai, S. , e j.foodres.2009.02.019 Fungi are of excellent value nutritionally, and of great importance to vegetarians. Edible mushrooms are excellent sources of protein, have low-fat content and are free of cholesterol. They are easily cultivable and are consumed either in fresh or processed form. Yeasts and filamentous fungi secrete a plethora of importa...