Mycopharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals: promising agents to improve human well-being and life quality
Fungi, especially edible mushrooms, are considered as high-quality food with nutritive and functional values. They are of considerable interest and have been used in the synthesis of nutraceutical supplements due to their medicinal properties and economic significance. Specific fungal groups, includ...
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| author | Al-Obaidi, Jameel R. Jambari, Nuzul Noorahya Ahmad-Kamil, E. I. |
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| description | Fungi, especially edible mushrooms, are considered as high-quality food with nutritive and functional values. They are of considerable interest and have been used in the synthesis of nutraceutical supplements due to their medicinal properties and economic significance. Specific fungal groups, including predominantly filamentous endophytic fungi from Ascomycete phylum and several Basidiomycetes, produce secondary metabolites (SMs) with bioactive properties that are involved in the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. These beneficial fungi, while high in protein and important fat contents, are also a great source of several minerals and vitamins, in particular B vitamins that play important roles in carbohydrate and fat metabolism and the maintenance of the nervous system. This review article will summarize and discuss the abilities of fungi to produce antioxidant, anticancer, antiobesity, and antidiabetic molecules while also reviewing the evidence from the last decade on the importance of research in fungi related products with direct and indirect impact on human health. |
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| spelling | upm-943122023-05-08T03:54:36Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94312/ Mycopharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals: promising agents to improve human well-being and life quality Al-Obaidi, Jameel R. Jambari, Nuzul Noorahya Ahmad-Kamil, E. I. Fungi, especially edible mushrooms, are considered as high-quality food with nutritive and functional values. They are of considerable interest and have been used in the synthesis of nutraceutical supplements due to their medicinal properties and economic significance. Specific fungal groups, including predominantly filamentous endophytic fungi from Ascomycete phylum and several Basidiomycetes, produce secondary metabolites (SMs) with bioactive properties that are involved in the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. These beneficial fungi, while high in protein and important fat contents, are also a great source of several minerals and vitamins, in particular B vitamins that play important roles in carbohydrate and fat metabolism and the maintenance of the nervous system. This review article will summarize and discuss the abilities of fungi to produce antioxidant, anticancer, antiobesity, and antidiabetic molecules while also reviewing the evidence from the last decade on the importance of research in fungi related products with direct and indirect impact on human health. MDPI 2021-06-24 Article PeerReviewed Al-Obaidi, Jameel R. and Jambari, Nuzul Noorahya and Ahmad-Kamil, E. I. (2021) Mycopharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals: promising agents to improve human well-being and life quality. Journal of Fungi, 7 (7). art. no. 503. pp. 1-21. ISSN 2309-608X https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/7/503 10.3390/jof7070503 |
| spellingShingle | Al-Obaidi, Jameel R. Jambari, Nuzul Noorahya Ahmad-Kamil, E. I. Mycopharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals: promising agents to improve human well-being and life quality |
| title | Mycopharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals: promising agents to improve human well-being and life quality |
| title_full | Mycopharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals: promising agents to improve human well-being and life quality |
| title_fullStr | Mycopharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals: promising agents to improve human well-being and life quality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mycopharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals: promising agents to improve human well-being and life quality |
| title_short | Mycopharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals: promising agents to improve human well-being and life quality |
| title_sort | mycopharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals: promising agents to improve human well-being and life quality |
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