An overview on mushroom polysaccharides: Health-promoting properties, prebiotic and gut microbiota modulation effects and structure-function correlation

H Araújo-Rodrigues, AS Sousa, JB Relvas… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mushroom polysaccharides are recognized as “biological response modifiers”. Besides
several bioactivities, a growing interest in their prebiotic potential has been raised due to the …

Beta-glucans from fungi: Biological and health-promoting potential in the COVID-19 pandemic era

I Mirończuk-Chodakowska, K Kujawowicz… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Beta-glucans comprise a group of polysaccharides of natural origin found in bacteria, algae,
and plants, eg, cereal seeds, as well as microfungi and macrofungi (mushrooms), which are …

Nutritive profile, pharmaceutical potentials, and structural analysis of multifunctional bioactive fungal polysaccharides—A review

MO Elnahas, WA Elkhateeb, GM Daba - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Asian nations have long used edible fungi as food and medicine. Polysaccharides are
among the main building units of the cell walls of fungi. Fungal polysaccharides have been …

Exopolysaccharides of fungal origin: properties and pharmaceutical applications

RM Stoica, M Moscovici, ES Lakatos, LI Cioca - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fungal exopolysaccharides (EPSs) represent an important group of bioactive compounds
secreted by fungi. These biopolymers can be utilized individually or in combination with …

Structure and bioactivity of polysaccharide from a subseafloor strain of Schizophyllum commune 20R-7-F01

Y Ma, Z Wang, MZU Arifeen, Y Xue, S Yuan… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fungal polysaccharide is a kind of biomacromolecule with multiple biological activities,
which has a wide application prospect and may play an important role in organisms to cope …

Carbohydrates in allergy: from disease to novel immunotherapies

BCK Doungstop, SJ Van Vliet, R Van Ree… - Trends in …, 2021 - cell.com
Respiratory allergic disorders are a global public health problem that are responsible for
substantial morbidity and healthcare expenditure. Despite the availability of allergen …

Schizophyllum commune Reduces Expression of the SARS-CoV-2 Receptors ACE2 and TMPRSS2

TK Sun, WC Huang, YW Sun, JS Deng… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The current global pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) of COVID-19 has infected hundreds of millions of people, killed millions, and …

Programmed cell death of periodontal ligament cells

W He, Y Fu, S Yao, L Huang - Journal of Cellular Physiology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The periodontal ligament is a crucial tissue that provides support to the periodontium.
Situated between the alveolar bone and the tooth root, it consists primarily of fibroblasts …

Antioxidant activity and cytotoxicity of exopolysaccharide from mushroom Hericium coralloides in submerged fermentation

F Tabibzadeh, H Alvandi, A Hatamian-Zarmi… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
Mushrooms of the genus Hericium spp. represent a series of delicious edible mushrooms
with medicinal value. Here, for the first time, the species native to Iran, the mushroom …

Research progress on production and biomedical applications of Schizophyllan as a tailor-made polysaccharide: A review

E Ansari, H Alvandi, S Kianirad, A Hatamian-Zarmi… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
Schizophyllan (SPG) is a polysaccharide of Schizophyllum commune with a β-(1→ 3)-
glucan backbone structure, which has been discussed in recent years for its extensive …