The mushroom has a wide number of medicinal properties such as being an antioxidant, antimicrobial, anticancer, antidiabetic, immune enhancer, and also used for the treatment of various diseases such as anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretics, etc. According to current information, there are approximately twelve-thousand species in the world, and out of them, 2000 species are reported as being edible. Around 35 edible mushroom varieties are cultivated commercially, whereas almost 200 wild species could be used for medicinal purposes. This book also covers the diversity of edible mushrooms and describes several applications as an alternative source for food production and clinical approach. This book includes: • the diverse types of mushroom and their enzymatic activity • importance of nutritional properties along with their food product development • industrial and clinical applications of macro fungi, i.e., degradation of dyes, anticancer, antimicrobial, antioxidant, etc.
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An Introduction to Mushroom
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An Introduction to Mushroom
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Table of contents
- An Introduction to Mushroom
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter1 Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Potential of Wild Edible Mushrooms
- Chapter2 Edible Mushroom: Nutritional Properties, Potential Nutraceutical Values, and Its Utilisation in Food Product Development
- Chapter3 Oyster Mushroom Cultivation onWater Hyacinth Biomass: Assessment of Yield Performances, Nutrient, and Toxic Element Contents of Mushrooms
- Chapter4 Mushroom Polysaccharides: Chemistry and Anticancer Potentials
- Chapter5 Molecular Mechanism Induced by Beta-Glucans from Maitake to RecoverT Cell-Subpopulations during Immunosuppression
- Chapter6 The Role of Mushrooms in Biodegradation and Decolorization of Dyes
- Chapter7 Wild Medicinal Mushrooms: Potential Applications in Phytomedicine and Functional Foods
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