The Health-promoting Potential of Edible Mushroom Proteins

• Published in: Current pharmaceutical design Vol. 29; no. 11; p. 804
• Main Authors: Sousa, Ana Sofia, Araújo-Rodrigues, Helena, Pintado, Manuela Estevez
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United Arab Emirates 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Agaricales - chemistry; Animals; Antioxidants; Dietary Supplements; Lectins; Vegetables; ergothioneine; mushroom enzymes; Mushrooms; lectins; peptides; health benefits; protein extraction; bioactive proteins; fungal immunomodulatory protein

Edible mushrooms have been classified as "next-generation food" due to their high nutritional value coupled with their biological and functional potential. The most extensively studied and reported mushroom macromolecules are polysaccharides. However, macrofungi proteins and peptides are a...