Mycotherapy of the good and the tasty medicinal mushrooms Lentinus, Pleurotus, and Tremella
Waill A Elkhateeb
Abstract
Fungi generally and mushrooms secondary metabolites specifically represent future factories and potent biotechnological tools for the production of bioactive natural substances, which could extend the healthy life of humanity. The application of microbial secondary metabolites in general and mushrooms metabolites in particular in various fields of biotechnology has attracted the interests of many researchers. This review focused on Lentinus, Pleurotus, and Tremella as a model of edible mushrooms rich in therapeutic agents that have known medicinal applications.
Topics & Concepts
LentinusPleurotusMedicinal fungiBiotechnologyBiologyMushroomFood scienceTraditional medicineBiochemistryMedicinePolysaccharideFungal Biology and ApplicationsPhytochemistry and Bioactivity StudiesChemical synthesis and alkaloids