Shiitake Mushrooms - Science topic

Background: There are over 1,500,000 species of mushrooms worldwide and approximately 20,000 of them are present in Mexico where native cultures use some species of wild mushrooms for different purposes. Among those mushroom species approximately 200 are edible, the genus Pleurotus spp the second most produced and consumed on the American continent...

Shiitake mushrooms are an important edible fungus, and their nutrient content is related to their quality. With the acceleration of urbanization, there has been a serious loss of population and shortage of labor in rural areas. The problem of harvesting agricultural products after maturity is becoming more and more prominent. In recent years, deep...

Introduction The depolymerization of lignocellulose biomass by white-rot fungi has been an important research topic. However, few simulated in-situ analyses have been conducted to uncover the decay. Methods In this study, the white-rot Lentinula edodes was used to colonize the wood and non-wood substrates, and then hyphal transcriptional response...

Lentinula edodes is one of the most popular edible mushrooms and is also widely used as a health food. Polysaccharides (PS) and proteins are two major groups of biomacromolecule constituents contributing to the health benefits of L. edodes. However, previous studies have mainly devoted to the PS and paid much less attention to the proteins. This st...

The rapid development of Lentinula edode industry in China has led to the production of large amounts of waste substrates, which has brought enormous pressure to ecological environment. Thus, it is of great significance to study utilization of spent substrate. In this study, complex enzyme combined with high pressure pretreatment were applied to ex...

Os fungos medicinais, particularmente o Shiitake (L. edodes), têm sido altamente considerados nas tradições orientais devido aos seus efeitos vantajosos no tratamento de diversos problemas de saúde. O objetivo geral desse projeto foi avaliar a extração de β glucanas do L. Edodes por sistema bifásico. Os cogumelos frescos foram cortados em cubos e p...

Shiitake and brown button mushrooms have high protein and fibre content and can potentially be utilised as a fat replacer in meat products like meatballs. Meanwhile, different mixing times during meatball manufacturing may also influence product quality. The present work investigated the physicochemical, microstructure and sensory properties of fat...

Four wild “red” yeast strains (Rhodosporidium kratochvilovae FMCC Y70, R. toruloides NRRL Y-27013, R. toruloides NRRL Y-17902 and R. toruloides NRRL Y-6985) were cultured in shake flasks on industrial glycerol at an initial substrate (Gly0) concentration ≈ 50 g/L under nitrogen limitation. Strains NRRL Y-27013, NRRL Y-17902 and NRRL Y-6985 presente...

Two methods of sterilization of lignocellulosic biomass were performed in this study. Eucalypt waste (EW) supplemented with rice bran (RB) was added in the proportions 80:20 and 90:10 in dry weight. The compositions were sterilized by physical method (autoclaving) and by chemical method (H2O2). The production of extracellular enzymes by Lentinula e...

For Lentinula edodes, its characteristic flavor is the key determinant for consumer pref-erences. However, the tissue-specific volatile flavor variations of the fruiting body have been overlooked. Here, we comprehensively investigated volatile flavor profiles of different tissues including the pileus skin, context, gill and stipe of the fruiting bo...

I moderni nutrizionisti indicano e consigliano spesso ai loro pazienti vari integratori alimentari tenendo conto delle specifiche esigenze. Cinque elementi minerali fondamentali per l’organismo umano sono Magnesio, Potassio, Zinco (Metalli) ed Fosforo, Selenio (non metalli). Se passeggiamo nelle nostre città possiamo osservare molte vetrine di Fa...

Pink staining in shiitake (Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler) billets (Quercus griffithii Hook.f. and Thomson ex Miq.) causing the inhibition of shiitake mycelium and a reduction in shiitake production was observed throughout Bhutan in 2017–2018. Completion of Koch’s postulates confirmed the causal agent to be Scytalidium cuboideum, a first record of...

Grading dried shiitake mushrooms is an indispensable production step, as there are large quality differences between different grades, which affect the product’s price and marketability. Dried shiitake mushroom samples have irregular shapes, small morphological differences between different grades of the same species, and they may occur in mixed gr...

The biological activity of an oil not only depends on its fatty acid composition but also the lipid composition and trace components. In this paper, to select the optimal mushroom oil, the component compositions (fatty acids, lipids, polyphenols, flavones, tocopherols, and unsaponifiable matters) and antioxidant activities in vitro of four mushroom...

N-doped biochar was made using spent substrate from the cultivation of shiitake mushrooms. Melamine was used as an N-dopant agent and phosphoric acid as activating agent. Samples without the addition of melamine were used for comparison. The doping/impregnation process was done in 1-step, followed by pyrolysis at 700 and 900 °C for 1 h. The resulti...

Purpose This study present an elucidated bird’s eye view of the Ndaka Mushrooms and Processing project, a registered Namibian mushroom farm and processing company. The project was launched in August 2020 by unemployed University of Namibia (UNAM) graduates to cultivate fresh organic mushrooms, process mushrooms, sell mushroom starter kits, as well...

This pioneering study explores the structural intricacies of therapeutic β-glucan in Shiitake ( Lentinula edodes ), i.e. Lentinan (LNT). Lentinan, a neutral polysaccharide [β-(1,3; 1,6) glucan], exists in three forms; single, double, and triple-helical, but conformation-dependent bioactivity studies are lacking. Many more, methods to estimate and q...

Lentinula edodes is known to show high nutritional and organoleptic properties and can be mixed with different by-products in the production of new foods with important functional characteristics. Cocoa pod husk (CPH) is the main by-product in the cocoa industry and presents important bioactivities. In this research, two mixtures were applied based...

Shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes) is one of the most important culinary and medicinal mushroom having anticancerous properties in the world. Traditionally, Shiitake has been cultivated on oak logs but recently there is a trend to cultivate it on sterilized or pasteurized substrates in order to increase yield and to reduce the time of its growth...

Feed crop production annually results in substantial agricultural residues, with wheat straw as the primary contributor. However, the high lignin content in wheat straw limits its nutritional value for ruminants. This study aimed to investigate the potential of fungal pre-treatment using Lentinula (L.) edodes and Ceriporiopsis (C.) subvermispora to...

Puberty is a critical developmental period of life characterized by marked physiological changes, including changes in the immune system and gut microbiota development. Exposure to inflammation induced by immune stressors during puberty has been found to stimulate central inflammation and lead to immune disturbance at distant sites from the gut; ho...

Mushrooms, like other fungi, are unique in the living world They have been assigned to the kingdom of Myceteae. Lentinula edodes (shiitake), is second‐largest and most often consumed edible mushroom in the world. Shiitake mushroom possess large capability to be used as food as it contains carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals, fibers, fatty a...

The Lentinus edodes protein (LP) is a high-quality protein known for its well-balanced amino acid composition. In this study, we developed three-dimensional (3D)-printed microwaveable food using a combination of LP and potato flour, and optimized the formulation to achieve a ratio of LP: potato flour: xanthan gum: water = 2:8:1:23. The 3D-printed s...

In order to accomplish accurate mushroom classification and measurement, it is necessary to optimize the existing classification algorithm and measurement devices, as well as to design a specific robot to improve classification accuracy and measurement efficiency. In order to achieve the above objectives, a research-level verification of mushroom g...

Purpose This paper aims to assess the potential of basidiomycete fungi to mycoremediate brewery wastewater and generate a bioactive molecule (β-glucan) for industrial applications. Methods Six basidiomycete fungi, Ganoderma applanatum, Ganoderma lipsiense, Pleurotus ostreatus, Pycnoporus sanguineus, Lentinula edodes, and Oudemansiela canarii were g...

To attend to the growing world demand for mushrooms, it is interesting to increase the system’s productivity, improve quality and reduce production costs. This study aimed to optimize the production and quality of fruiting bodies of the edible and medicinal mushroom Lentinula edodes (shiitake), in agroresidues substrate using appropriate strain and...

In the present work, the optimization of extraction, emulsifying properties, and biological activities of polysaccharides from Lentinula edodes Sing (LES) were studied. The results showed LES polysaccharides extracted by hot water or ultrasonication are a group of β-glucan. Among all the samples, the one extracted by hot water showed the best emuls...

With the long-term goal of resuming the use of contaminated deciduous broad-leaved forests, which previously provided bed logs for the cultivation of shiitake mushroom ( Lentinula edodes ), we are developing a method for estimating the radiocesium ( ¹³⁷ Cs) activity concentration in the trunks of coppiced konara oaks ( Quercus serrata ) by using cu...

Rice bran arabinoxylan compound (RBAC) is a polysaccharide modified by Lentinus edodes mycelial enzyme widely used as a nutraceutical. To explore translational research on RBAC, a scoping review was conducted to synthesise research evidence from English (MEDLINE, ProQuest, CENTRAL, Emcare, CINAHL+, Web of Science), Japanese (CiNii, J-Stage), Korean...

Mycelial cultures of Lentinula edodes, an edible and medicinal mushroom, have been used in our previous research to obtain selenium-containing immunomodulatory preparations. Our current attempts to obtain a new preparation containing both selenium and zinc, two micronutrients necessary for the functioning of the immune system, extended our interest...

Rice bran arabinoxylan compound (RBAC) is derived from defatted rice bran enzymatically treated with Lentinus edodes mycelium. This review explores biologically active compounds and mechanisms of action that support RBAC as an immunomodulating nutraceutical in generally healthy and/or aging individuals. Thirty-seven (n = 37) primary research articl...

The effects of far infrared radiation drying (FID) on physical properties (drying kinetics, color, shrinkage ratio, rehydration ratio, and microstructural characterization) and volatile odor characteristics (volatile odor profile distinction and volatile compounds) of shiitake mushrooms were evaluated in this study. During the FID, the drying time...

Pegler suggested that shiitake comprises three morphological species: Lentinula edodes (continental and northeast Asia), L. lateritia (tropical Asia and Australasia), and L. novae-zelandiae (New Zealand). The current study reported for the first time the occurrence of L. lateritia (Berk.) Pegler in Indonesia. During a fungus foray in Kerinci (Jambi...

Cooking methods affect the compositions of Lentinus edodes metabolites. Nevertheless, little information is available on the specific impact of different cooking methods on Lentinus edodes via metabolomic analysis. This study determined the influence of boiling, steaming, air-frying, and roasting on the metabolomic profiles of Lentinus edodes based...

Shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes) commonly known as Golden oak mushroom, is the second most popular edible mushroom in the world which contributes about 26% in the production which is due to both its high nutritional content and potential therapeutic uses. The present investigation was done to evaluate the effect of three trace elements viz. Man...

Mushrooms contain multiple essential nutrients and health-promoting bioactive compounds, including the amino acid L-ergothioneine. Knowledge of the chemical composition of different mushroom varieties will aid research on their health-promoting properties. We compared the metabolomes of fresh raw white button, crimini, portabella, lion’s mane, mait...

Plant diseases especially wilt disease caused by Fusarium spp. pose a major threat to the cultivation of vegetables. In the present study, experiments were undertaken to explore the potential antifungal metabolites produced by macro basidiomycetes viz., Lentinus edodes, Ganoderma lucidum and Schizophyllum commune against Fusarium oxysporum and F. s...

Edible-fungal-based solid-state fermentation holds promise for sustainable food and biofuel production. Understanding the role of microbial communities in fungal substrates is crucial. Birch-based substrates were treated with autoclaving (121 °C, at 2 bar) or hot air pasteurization (75–100 °C), followed by incubation with and without shiitake (Lent...

The shitake mushroom (lentinula edodes) industry in the Gobi Desert region of southern Xinjiang has experienced rapid development and has reached a certain scale. To clarify the laws governing different cooling methods in greenhouses and identify suitable cooling methods for mushroom production in the Gobi Desert region, this study focused on monit...

Mycelial cultures of Lentinula edodes, an edible and medicinal mushroom, have been used in our previous research to obtain selenium-containing immunomodulatory preparations. Our current attempts to obtain a new preparation containing both selenium and zinc, two micronutrients necessary for the functioning of the immune system, extended our interest...

Low-grade foodstuffs and unharvested materials from farms contribute a sizable amount of the waste that is disposed to landfills. Mushroom farms also contribute to this problem, as unmarketable fruiting bodies or parts of them are discarded in the waste stream. To limit the proportion of mushroom biomass waste that is deposited to landfills, we ass...

Chromium (Cr), total arsenic (As), inorganic arsenic (iAs), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), methylmercury (MeHg), and lead (Pb) were analyzed in in Agaricus blazei, Tricholoma matsutake, Pholiota nameko, agrocybe aegirit, Boletus edulis, Auricularia auricula, and Lentinus edodes collected from online supermarket in China from 2015 to 2017. The order of...

Edible mushrooms are seen as a way of increasing dietary diversity and achieving food security in Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to develop substrates using locally available agro-industrial by-products and animal manures to enhance the production of Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) mushrooms in Ethiopia. The hypothesis was L. edodes mushroom produ...

Oxidative stress causes several pathological conditions in humans and animals, including gastrointestinal disorders. The aim of this study was to analyze the antioxidant capacity of three natu- ral powdered raw materials containing quercetin, bromelain, and Lentinula edodes and develop a new feed supplement for dogs using a combination of them. The...

Ferulic acid esterases belong to the category of carboxylesterases and possess the capability to enzymatically break down hemicellulose within lignocellulosic substances, thereby liberating ferulic acid. A ferulic acid esterase from Lentinula edodes (LeFae) was expressed using Pichia pastoris, and its characterization and effects on the in vitro fe...

The Lentinula edodes stipe (LES), a by‐product of L. edodes fruiting body processing, is rich in dietary fiber, protein, and polysaccharides, which can be served as the functional ingredient in dairy products. In this study, stirred yogurts fortified with 1%, 2%, and 3% LES were prepared, and the effects of LES on the changes in color, pH, titratab...

Shiitake mushrooms are prized for their unique flavor and bioactive properties. While there has been extensive research on drying methods, a comprehensive investigation of the effects of drying parameters in the dry-moist-heat system on shiitake quality is still needed. This study aimed to investigate the effects of dry-moist-heat aging on dried sh...

White-button (Agaricus bisporus) and shiitake (Lentinula edodes) mushrooms are widely consumed worldwide because of their organoleptic properties but also their bioactive compounds such as β-glucans, ergosterol, and phenolic compounds. Although these mushrooms can be eaten as raw food, they are usually subjected to household cooking treatments, so...

Medicinal mushrooms, e.g., Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus (Bull.) Pers.), Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P. Karst.), Chaga (Inonotus obliquus (Ach. ex Pers.) Pilát), Cordyceps (Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Berk.) G.H. Sung, J.M. Sung, Hywel-Jones and Spatafora), Shiitake (Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler), and Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor (L.)...

Based on six offspring with different mitochondrial (M) and parental nuclear (N) genotypes, the multi-stage morphological characteristics and nuclear transcriptomes of Lentinula edodes were compared to investigate morphogenesis mechanisms during cultivation, the key reason for cultivar resistance to genotype changes, and regulation related to bipar...

To better predict quality changes during food heating, a kinetic approach was used to determine and analyze the reaction kinetics of changes in ripening quality factors (color and hardness). The moisture content as a superheated quality factor was superheated to improve the quality of shiitake dishes during the cooking of shiitake mushroom. The res...

Objectives: Immunomodulatory activity of β-glucans of shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes) has been known. We investigated whether β-glucans from L. edodes would attenuate the acute effects of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) on peripheral hematological parameters in mice. Materials and methods: An in-house β-glucans extract (BG) prepared from fruiting...

Shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes) is a temperate mushroom which is rich in flavor, taste aroma andmedicinal potential. Regarding medicinal potentials it contains, polysaccharides like “lentinan” whichhas medicinal value. Shiitake mushroom has been proved to be having anti-HIV, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic properties and ability to promote the immu...

The effects of different cooking methods (steaming, boiling, air frying, and oven baking) and cooking times (0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 min) on the bioactive components (total phenol, total flavonoid, crude polysaccharides, and eritadenine), color, texture, microstructure, and volatiles in shiitake mushrooms were investigated in this study. Steaming, boi...

En Guatemala, la pobreza y desnutrición son problemáticas recurrentes que dificultan alcanzar la seguridad alimentaria. Con el objetivo de promover el consumo de hongos comestibles como opción nutritiva para las comunidades más vulnerables, se evaluó la aceptabilidad de los atributos de sabor, olor y textura de las formulaciones de harinas para pas...

The shiitake mushroom is the most commonly cultivated edible mushroom in the world, and is rich in protein. This study aims to obtain the peptides with α-glucosidase inhibition activity from shiitake mushroom protein hydrolysate. The conditions of enzymatic hydrolysis of shiitake mushroom protein were optimized by response surface test. The results...

Bulletin compiled on traditional shiitake mushrooms

Lentinula edodes is one of the most widely cultivated edible mushrooms in the world. When cultivated in sawdust, the surface mycelium of L. edodes needs a long postripening stage wherein it forms a brown film (BF) by secreting and accumulating pigments. BF formation is critical for the high quality and yield of fruiting bodies. Protein lysine acety...

Waste generated in mushroom cultivation represents a valuable raw material with health benefits, the use of which contributes to a reduction in food waste and to the circular economy. Hydroethanolic extracts obtained by ultrasound-assisted extraction of four edible mushroom species (Agaricus bisporus var. Portobello, Boletus edulis, Lentinula edode...

This study evaluated the effect of Lentinus edodes fermentation (LEF) on digestive enzyme activity, antioxidant capacity and morphology of the liver and intestine in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) fed high plant protein diets (HPPD). LEF was supplemented in HPPD with 0 g kg−1 (LEF0), 10 g kg−1 (LEF1), 20 g kg−1 (LEF2), 30 g kg−1 (LEF3), 40...

Nine pyrrole alkaloid derivatives, including four new ones (1-4), were isolated from the wild mushroom Lentinula edodes for the first time. Their chemical structures were determined using UV-Vis spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, MS, NMR spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. Compound 1, a previously unreported bicylo-pyrrole al...

Edible/medicinal mushrooms have been traditionally used in Asian countries either in the cuisine or as dietary supplements and nutraceuticals. In recent decades, they have aroused increasing attention in Europe as well, due to their health and nutritional benefits. In particular, among the different pharmacological activities reported (antibacteria...

Feed processing has always been the focus of nutritionists to increase yield and reduce production costs. Wheat straw is a feed component that has been studied extensively for its processing and quality, especially for its digestibility. These study are summarized in three general categories: physical, chemical, and biological. In this study, we tr...

The present study was carried out to determine the optimal conditions for mycelial growth of Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler, in order to provide spawn of this edible mushroom to producers from the forest of north of Oaxaca, Mexico. Four strains of Lentinula edodes were studied (111, 763, 147 and 455). Strains 111 and 763 showed optimal mycelial g...

Se propagó el micelio de Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) en semillas de trigo con diferentes tratamientos y agares (medios de cultivo) con enriquecimiento, para asegurar la colonización de pequeños cilindros de madera de pino bajo diferentes factores ambientales y de desarrollo. Los biocilindros mejor colonizados utilizaron el 15% de inóculo micelial;...

The nutritional contribution that the bagasse of Agave angustifolia, residual from the distillation of mezcal, makes to the carpophores of three different fungi was analyzed; For this, the culture medium and the appropriate conditions for the growth and development of the primary and secondary mycelia were initially identified, in order to achieve...