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 mycelial growth rates in lineal growth assay, yield, and production rate of five Pleurotus ostreatus strains were evaluated in response to different levels of Mn(II) and/or NH4+ in a substrate containing sunflower seed hulls as a main energy and nutritional component. Each strain showed different basal values for mycelial growth rate and biological efficiency on sunflower seed-hull substrat...

In this study, we evaluated the growth of Pleurotus ostreatus PLO6 using oxo-biodegradable plastics as a carbon and energy source. Oxo-biodegradable polymers contain pro-oxidants that accelerate their physical and biological degradation. These polymers were developed to decrease the accumulation of plastic waste in landfills. To study the degradation of the plastic polymers, oxo-biodegradable p...

We evaluated the antioxidant activity and tyrosinase inhibitory effects of Pleurotus ostreatus fruiting bodies extracted with acetone, methanol, and hot water. The antioxidant activities were tested against β-carotene-linoleic acid, reducing power, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl free radical scavenging activity, and ferrous chelating ability. Furthermore, phenolic acid and flavonoid contents wer...

Pollution of soils with poiycyciic aromatic andheteroaromatic compounds (PACS) from various uses of oil products has impontant economic and toxicological implications for the polluted areas. The larger PACS are quite refractory to microbial degradation. Due to the ability of the fimgal ligninolytic enzyme systems to also degrade a range of environmental pollutants, e.g. PACS,white rot fimgihave...

The oyster mushroom (Pleurotus species) is a popular and widely cultivated edible that can be found worldwide, including in Malaysia. However, its local production unable to fulfil the market demand, partly due limited availability of rubber wood sawdust (RWS) as conventional cultivation substrate. Furthermore, palm oil industry Malaysia generates large volumes organic by-products have caused e...

Three common species of cultivated edible mushrooms were analyzed in terms of their antioxidant capacity and total phenolics content. Fruiting bodies of Agaricus bisporus, Pleurotus ostreatus and Lentinula edodes were subjected to blanching in a citric acid solution for five minutes and boiling in water for fifteen minutes. Both ethanolic and water extracts were obtained from the mushrooms and ...

In the brewing industry, spent brewery grains (SBGs) are byproducts with a low economic value. The potential use of this leftover as a substrate ingredient for Pleurotus ostreatus fruiting body cultivation and enzyme production was evaluated. The best substrate mixture for P. ostreatus mycelium growth comprised 30% wheat bran (WB), 68% beech sawdust (BS) and 2% CaCO3. On the substrates containi...

The aim of the research was to determine the impact of fermentation with Pleurotus ostreatus on kidney beans, black beans, and oats. The results indicate that the fungus has a positive effect on the substrates when compared to the controls. The antioxidant activity (39.5% on kidney beans and 225% on oats in relation to the controls) and content of total polyphenols (kidney beans three times hig...

Pleurotus ostreatus is a widely cultivated edible fungus in China. Green mold disease of P. ostreatus which can seriously affect yield is a common disease during cultivation. It occurs mostly after P. ostreatus mycelia have been subjected to high temperatures. However, little information is available on the relationship between high temperature and green mold disease. The aim of this study is t...