Knowledge of the chemical composition of both wild and cultivated edible mushrooms in Ghana is limited. This study reports their nutritional value, composition in lipophilic and hydrophilic molecules, minerals and antioxidant properties. The samples were found to be nutritionally rich in carbohydrates, ranging from 64.14 ± 0.93 g in Pleurotus ostreatus strain EM-1 to 80.17 ± 0.34 g in Lentinus ...

The objective of this work is to contribute the knowledge superior mushrooms used in traditional medicine Daloa. study was carried out using ethnomycological survey forms from 100 practitioners city Among these practitioners, 70 people use macromycetes formulation their remedies. investigations concerned sex, age and pathologies treated. results identified five macromycetes. They are : Volvarie...

The effect of Auricularia cornea (AC) as an alternative for pork fat on the physico-chemical properties and sensory characteristics cooked sausage were evaluated. results indicated that replacement with AC led to a significant increase in protein, ash, moisture, cooking loss, water holding capacity, springiness, chewiness, especially isoleucine, leucine, proline, palmitic, palmitoleic, oleic, a...

Genes encoding the cellobiohydrolase enzyme (CBHI), designated as cbhI, were isolated from the basidiomycetes Auricularia fuscosuccinea, Pleurotus giganteus, P. eryngii, P. ostreatus, and P. sajor-caju. Initially, the fungal genomic DNA was extracted using a modified cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) protocol and used as a DNA template. The cbhI genes were then amplified and cloned using t...

LU103793 (NSC D-669356) is a new synthetic derivative of Dolastatin 15, an antiproliferative compound which was isolated from the mollusk Dolabella auricularia. Like Dolastatin 15, LU103793 is highly cytotoxic in vitro (IC50 = 0.1 nM). To investigate the mechanism of action of LU103793, we used a combination of biochemical and cellular methods. Turbidity assays with bovine brain microtubules de...

The in vivo conversion of dry olive mill residue (DOR) by wood- and dung-dwelling fungi - Auricularia auricula-judae, Bjerkandera adusta and Coprinellus radians - increases peroxidase secretion up to 3.2-3.5-fold (∼1.3, 3.5 and 7.0 Ug(-1) DOR for dye-decolorizing peroxidase, manganese peroxidase and aromatic peroxygenases, respectively). The incubation of DOR with these fungi produced a sharp d...

Solicitation signals by offspring are well known to influence parental behaviour, and it is commonly assumed that this behavioural effect translates into an effect on residual reproduction of parents. However, this equivalence assumption concerning behavioural and reproductive effects caused by offspring signals remains largely untested. Here, we tested the effect of a chemical offspring signal...

The objective of this study was to partially purify ß-glucanase from crude enzyme extract of straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea). The crude enzyme extract was prepared from the fruiting bodies of straw mushroom. The ßglucanase was partially purified using an aqueous two-phase extraction with Triton X-114 and followed by ammonium sulfate precipitation in the range of 50-80% saturation. The ß-g...