The contribution of fungi to the global economy

AGT Niego, C Lambert, P Mortimer, N Thongklang… - Fungal Diversity, 2023 - Springer
Fungi provide ecological and environmental services to humans, as well as health and
nutritional benefits, and are vital to numerous industries. Fermented food and beverage …

Do all fungi have ancestors with endophytic lifestyles?

CS Bhunjun, C Phukhamsakda, KD Hyde… - Fungal Diversity, 2024 - Springer
Fungi are an essential component of any ecosystem and have diverse ecological roles,
ranging from endophytes to epiphytes and pathogens to saprobes. The current estimate of …

Mechanical, physical, and chemical properties of mycelium-based composites produced from various lignocellulosic residues and fungal species

W Aiduang, J Kumla, S Srinuanpan, W Thamjaree… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mycelium-based composites (MBCs) are characterized as biodegradable materials derived
from fungal species. These composites can be employed across a range of industrial …

Depicting the chemical diversity of bioactive meroterpenoids produced by the largest organism on Earth

S Pfütze, E Charria‐Girón, E Schulzke… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In this investigation, we explored the diversity of melleolide‐type meroterpenoids produced
by Armillaria ostoyae, one of the largest and oldest organisms on Earth, using extracts from …

Neurotrophic and immunomodulatory lanostane triterpenoids from wood-inhabiting Basidiomycota

K Hassan, B Matio Kemkuignou, M Kirchenwitz… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neurotrophins such as nerve growth factor (ngf) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (bdnf)
play important roles in the central nervous system. They are potential therapeutic drugs for …

Amesia hispanica sp. nov., Producer of the Antifungal Class of Antibiotics Dactylfungins

E Charria-Girón, AM Stchigel, A Čmoková, M Kolařík… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
During a study of the diversity of soilborne fungi from Spain, a strain belonging to the family
Chaetomiaceae (Sordariales) was isolated. The multigene phylogenetic inference using five …

Neurite Outgrowth-Inducing Drimane-Type Sesquiterpenoids Isolated from Cultures of the Polypore Abundisporus violaceus MUCL 56355

WC Sum, SS Ebada, M Kirchenwitz… - Journal of Natural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Abundisporin A (1), together with seven previously undescribed drimane sesquiterpenes
named abundisporins B–H (2–8), were isolated from a polypore, Abundisporus violaceus …

Discovery of Novel Terpenoids from the Basidiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus through Genome Mining and Coculture Optimization

G Yu, X Ge, Y Wang, X Mo, H Yu, L Tan… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In our previous work, postredienes A–C, three unusual linear sesterterpenes with high
antifungal activities, were isolated from Pleurotus ostreatus SY10 when cocultured with …

Mushrooms as promising therapeutic resources: review and future perspectives

SM Badalyan, S Morel, A Barkhudaryan… - … : Recent Advances in …, 2023 - Springer
Several human diseases, such as diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative
disorders, increasingly affect the adult population worldwide. Therefore, scientists have tried …

Calamene-Type Sesqui-, Mero-, and Bis-sesquiterpenoids from Cultures of Heimiomyces sp., a Basidiomycete Collected in Africa

S Pfütze, A Khamsim, F Surup, C Decock… - Journal of Natural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
New meroterpenoids bis-heimiomycins A–D (1–4) and heimiomycins D and E (5 and 6)
were isolated from solid rice cultures of Heimiomyces sp., while new calamene-type …