Five strains of edible mushrooms (Lentinula boryana, Lentinula edodes, Pleurotus djamor, Pleurotus pulmonarius, and Volvariella volvacea) were studied. Spawn were prepared from sorghum seeds and then incubated for 14 days under optimum conditions for each species. Once covered by mycelia, the sorghum seeds were placed in polycarbonate vials for freezing in liquid nitrogen. The effect of adding ...

One of the major environmental problems facing the world today is the contamination of soil, water and air by toxic chemicals as a result of industrialization and extensive use of pesticides in agriculture. Incineration is currently the most effective and common remediation practice but is costly in terms of money and energy used. A rapid cost effective and ecologically responsible method of cl...

Objectives: There is evidence that the antioxidant systems are imbalanced in hypercholesterolemic rats due to oxidative stress. Dietary supplementation of Pleurotus sajor-caju and P. florida are anti-hypercholesterolemic in rats. In this study, it was investigated whether these mushrooms have any effects on the antioxidant systems in hypercholesterolemic rat liver, which are altered. Methods: T...

Liver cancer or hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths. Conventional chemotherapies are limited by the development of drug resistance and various side effects. Because of its non-toxicity and potent biopharmacological activity, metabolites derived from mushrooms have received more attention in cancer therapy. Our previous studies have demonstrated the ant...

Laccase (EC 1.10.3.2) is an enzyme belonging to the polyphenol oxidase groups, which plays important role in oxidation of a wide variety aromatic substrates, such as lignin, phenol, polyamine, and aryl diamines, well number other phenolic compounds or inorganic ions presence oxygen. widely applied many different fields, especially textile industry, dyeing, environmental pollution treatment. In ...