This study was undertaken to understand how Lentinula edodes modulates in vivo mutagenesis induced by alkylating agents in bone marrow and peripheral blood as described in our previous article. Male Swiss mice were pretreated for 15 consecutive days with aqueous extracts prepared from L. edodes, after which, the number of circulating blood cells, normal erythroid bone marrow cell cycling, and p...

Aim Fungi make up a large, ecologically important group of eukaryotes that has been neglected in historical biogeography. In this study, molecular phylogenies and molecular clock dating were used to infer historical biogeography of the shiitake genus, Lentinula Earle, which occurs in both the Old World and New World. The major goals of this study were to determine if the Old World and New World...

Abstract White-button ( Agaricus bisporus ) and shiitake Lentinula edodes mushrooms are widely consumed worldwide because of their organoleptic properties but also bioactive compounds such as β-glucans, ergosterol, phenolic compounds. Although these can be eaten raw food, they usually subjected to household cooking treatments, so effect on the stability molecules was evaluated in this work. The...