| Contents |
Antioxidants and Secondary Metabolites of Mushrooms as a Source of Nutraceuticals and Functional Food / Ankur Singh and Aryadeep Roychoudhury -- Button Mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) / Aliza Batool, Umar Farooq, Afshan Shafi, Naqi Abbas, Zahid Rafiq and Zulqurnain Khan -- God's Mushroom (Agaricus subrufescens) / Parthasarathy Seethapathy, Praveen Thangaraj, Anu Pandita, Subbiah Sankaralingam and Deepu Pandita -- Honey Fungus (Armillaria mellea) / Bushra Hafeez Kiani -- Jelly Ear (Auricularia auricula-judae) / Mona Kejariwal -- Cloud Ear Fungus (Auricularia polytricha) / Siriporn Chuchawankul, Sharika Rajasekharan, Nichaporn Wongsirojkul and Sunita Nilkhet -- Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea) / Rohit Shukla, Mohee Shukla, Saket Jha, Ravikant Singh, Ashutosh Pathak and Anupam Dikshit -- Girolle (Cantharellus cibarius) / Manjula Rai, Shuvadip Mondal, Rupa Sanyal, Abhijit Dey and Surjit Sen -- Black Trumpet (Craterellus cornucopioides) / Karla Hazel Ozuna-Valencia, Ana Laura Moreno-Robles, Francisco Rodr©Ưguez-F©♭lix, Maria Jes©ðs Moreno-V©Łsquez, Carlos Gregorio Barreras-Urbina, Tom©Łs Jes©ðs Madera-Santana, -- Sa©ðl Ru©Ưz-Cruz, Ariadna Thalia Bernal-Mercado, Lorena Armenta-Villegas and Jos©♭ Agust©Ưn Tapia-Hern©Łndez -- Velvet Shank (Flammulina velutipes) / Vijay Kumar Veena, Adhikesavan Harikrishnan and Purushothaman Maheswari -- Reishi Mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) / Lepakshi Md. Bhakshu, KV Ratnam, Pulala Raghuveer Yadav, C Meera Saheb, Anu Pandita and Deepu Pandita -- Maitake (Grifola frondosa) / Sudha Nandni, Devanshu Dev and Dayaram -- Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus) / Emeric Kochoni and Vincent Ezin -- Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) / Ariadna Thal©Ưa Bernal-Mercado, Francisco Rodr©Ưguez-F©♭lix, Carlos Gregorio Barreras-Urbina, Tom©Łs Jes©ðs Madera-Santana, Karla Hazel Ozuna-Valencia, Maria Jes©ðs Moreno-V©Łsquez, -- Lorena Armenta-Villegas, Carmen Lizette Del-Toro-S©Łnchez, Miguel ©ngel Ur©Ưas-Torres and Jos©♭ Agust©Ưn Tapia-Hern©Łndez -- Tiger's Milk Mushroom (Lignosus rhinoceros) / Phaniendra Alugoju and Tewin Tencomnao -- Gucchi (Morchella esculenta) / Anu Pandita, Deepu Pandita, Jyothi Chaitanya Pagadala, Sugumari Vallinayagam, Bhoomika Inamdar, Manohar MV, Amogha G Paladhi, Siji Jacob and Devananda Devegowda -- Cordyceps (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) / Parthasarathy Seethapathy, Anu Pandita, Deepu Pandita, Subbiah Sankaralingam, Harinathan Balasundaram and Kousalya Loganathan -- Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) / Parthasarathy Seethapathy, Praveen Thangaraj, Anu Pandita, Subbiah Sankaralingam and Deepu Pandita -- Sheep Polypore (Polyporus confluens) / 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 -- Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) / Carlos Gregorio Barreras-Urbina, Francisco Rodr©Ưguez-F©♭lix, Tom©Łs Jes©ðs Madera-Santana, Eneida Azaret Monta©ło-Grijalva, Cielo Estefan©Ưa Figueroa-Enr©Ưquez, Frida Lourdes Garc©Ưa Larez, Danya Elizabeth Estrella-Osuna and Jos©♭ Agust©Ưn Tapia-Hern©Łndez -- Snow Ear (Tremella fuciformis) / Kaksha Sankhe and Tabassum Khan -- Paddy Straw Mushroom (Volvariella volvacea) / Dhiraj L Wasule, Anjali M Gaharwar, Prashant R Shingote and Darasing R Rathod -- China Root (Wolfiporia extensa (Peck) Ginns) / Jeetendra Singh, SK Soni and Rajiv Ranjan. |
| Abstract |
"There are around 1.5 million fungi species worldwide, of which around 14,000 species produce fruiting bodies known as mushrooms, around 2000 species are edible, and 270 are reported to be medicinal. The fungal kingdom is phylogenetically closer to humans than plants, so give 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, new open doors for therapies, products with added value, toxicology, and side effects if any, are also highlighted"-- Provided by publisher. |
