Description
There are around 1.5 million fungal species worldwide. Out of these around 14,000 species produce fruiting bodies known as mushrooms, and around 2000 species are edible, and only 270 are reported to be medicinal. The fungal kingdom is phylogenetically closer to humans than plants, so gives better health benefits to human systems.
This book educates readers on the nutritional, pharmaceutical and medicinal values of different mushrooms and their utilization as nutraceuticals and functional foods for human security. It reviews the current knowledge on the distribution of edible mushrooms, its general characteristics, morphology, nutritional profile and properties, pharmacological importance, and biological activities. Health benefits of mushrooms, antioxidant and secondary metabolite profiling, major biological activities of mushroom-derived secondary metabolites, functional foods based on the mushrooms open doors for therapies, products with added value, toxicology, and side effects if any are also highlighted.
The book is intended for a large and varied audience – researchers, scientists, and scholars in academia, mushroom growers and industries, nutritionists, dietitians, food scientists, clinicians, doctors, drug industries, pharmacy, biotechnologists, biochemists, botanists, mycologists, and general masses.
Table of Contents
Antioxidants and Secondary Metabolites of Mushrooms as Source of Nutraceuticals and Functional Food
Ankur Singh, and Aryadeep Roychoudhury
Agaricus bisporus (Button Mushroom)
Aliza Batool, Umar Farooq, Afshan Shafi, Naqi Abbas, Zahid Rafiq and Zulqurnain Khan
Agaricus subrufescens (God's Mushroom)
Parthasarathy Seethapathy, Praveen Thangaraj, Anu Pandita, Subbiah Sankaralingam, and Deepu Pandita
Armillaria mellea (Honey Fungus)
Bushra Hafeez Kiani
Auricularia auricula-judae (Jelly Ear)
Mona Kejariwal
Auricularia polytricha (Cloud Ear Fungus)
Siriporn Chuchawankul, Sharika Rajasekharan, Nichaporn Wongsirojkul, and Sunita Nilkhet
Calvatia gigantea (Giant Puffball)
Rohit Shukla, Mohee Shukla, Saket Jha, Ravikant Singh, Ashutosh Pathak and Anupam Dikshit
Cantharellus cibarius (Girolle)
Manjula Rai, Shuvadip Mondal, Rupa Sanyal, Abhijit Dey and Surjit Sen
Craterellus cornucopioides (Black Trumpet)
Karla Hazel Ozuna-Valencia, Ana Laura Moreno-Robles, Francisco Rodríguez-Félix, Maria Jesús Moreno-Vásquez, Carlos Gregorio Barreras-Urbina, Tomás Jesús Madera-Santana, Saúl Ruíz-Cruz, Ariadna Thalia Bernal-Mercado, Lorena Armenta-Villegas, José Agustín Tapia-Hernández
Flammulina velutipes (Velvet Shank)
Vijay Kumar Veena, Adhikesavan Harikrishnan, and Purushothaman Maheswari
Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi Mushroom)
Lepakshi Md. Bhakshu, K.V. Ratnam, Pulala Raghuveer Yadav, C. Meera Saheb, Anu Pandita, and Deepu Pandita
Grifola frondosa (Maitake)
Sudha Nandni, Devanshu Dev, and Dayaram
Hericium erinaceus (Lion's Mane)
Emeric Kochoni, and Vincent Ezin
Lentinula edodes (Shiitake)
Ariadna Thalía Bernal-Mercado, Francisco Rodríguez-Félix, Carlos Gregorio Barreras-Urbina, Tomás Jesús Madera-Santana, Karla Hazel Ozuna-Valencia, Maria Jesús Moreno-Vásquez, Lorena Armenta-Villegas, Carmen Lizette Del-Toro-Sánchez, Miguel Ángel Urías-Torres, and José Agustín Tapia-Hernández
Lignosus rhinoceros (Tiger’s Milk Mushroom)
Phaniendra Alugoju and Tewin Tencomnao
Morchella esculenta (Gucchi)
Anu Pandita, Deepu Pandita, Jyothi Chaitanya Pagadala, Sugumari Vallinayagam, Bhoomika Inamdar, Manohar M V, Amogha G Paladhi, Siji Jacob, and Devananda Devegowda
Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Cordyceps)
Parthasarathy Seethapathy, Anu Pandita, Deepu Pandita, Subbiah Sankaralingam, Harinathan Balasundaram, and Kousalya Loganathan
Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster Mushroom)
Parthasarathy Seethapathy, Praveen Thangaraj, Anu Pandita, Subbiah Sankaralingam,and Deepu Pandita
Polyporus confluens (Sheep Polypore)
Ikbal Hasan, Tuyelee Das, Mimosa Ghorai, Abdel Rahman Al-Tawaha, Ercan Bursal, Mallappa Kumara Swamy, Potshangbam Nongdam, Mahipal S Shekhawat, Devendra Kumar Pandey, and Abhijit Dey
Trametes versicolor (Turkey Tail)
Carlos Gregorio Barreras-Urbina, Francisco Rodríguez-Félix, Tomás Jesús Madera-Santana, Eneida Azaret Montaño-Grijalva, Cielo Estefanía Figueroa-Enríquez, Frida Lourdes García Larez, Danya Elizabeth Estrella-Osuna, and José Agustín Tapia-Hernández
Tremella fuciformis (Snow Ear)
Kaksha Sankhe and Tabassum Khan
Volvariella volvacea (Paddy Straw Mushroom)
Dhiraj L. Wasule, Anjali. M. Gaharwar, Prashant R. Shingote, and Darasing R. Rathod
Wolfiporia extensa (Peck) Ginns. (China Root)
Jeetendra Singh, S.K. Soni and Rajiv Ranjan
