Mushrooms, edible

Unknown until 1950 when E. Haxo isolated it from an edible mushroom Cantharellus cinnabarinus canthaxanthin has since been identified in sea trout, algae, daphnia, salmon, brine shrimp, and several species of flamingo. Crystalline canthaxanthin is prepared synthetically from acetone or P-ionone using procedures similar to those used for -carotene and P-apo-8 -carotenal (55). 

The shiitake mushroom is an edible variety of mushroom and is not associated with severe adverse reactions. Mild sde effects such as skin rashes or gastrointestinal upsets have been reported. The recommended dosage for general health maintenance ... 

False. Whilst many wild mushrooms are both safe and delicious to eat, there are many highly poisonous varieties. Some of these poisonous varieties look very similar to edible ones. 

CHANG R (1996) Frmctional properties of edible mushrooms. Nutr Rev. 54 S91-3. 

Mori K, Toyomasu T, Nanba H and Kuroda H. 1987. Antitumor action and fruit bodies of edible mushrooms orally administered to mice. Mush J Tropics 7 121—126. 

Barros L, Baptista P, Correia DM, Morais JS and Ferreira ICFR. 2007. Effects of conservation treatment and cooking on the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of Portuguese wild edible mushrooms. J Agric Food Chem 55( 12) 4781 —4788. 

Cheung LM, Cheung PCK and Ooi VEC. 2003. Antioxidant activity and total phenolics of edible mushroom extracts. Food Chem 81(2) 249-255. 

Liu JK, Hu L, Dong ZJ and Hu Q. 2004. DPPH radical scavenging activity of ten natural p-terphenyl derivatives obtained from three edible mushrooms indigenous to China. Chem Biodiv 1 (4) 601—605. 

Murcia MA, Martinez-Tome M, Jimenez AM, Vera AM, Honrubia M and Parras P. 2002. Antioxidant activity of edible fungi (truffles and mushrooms) losses during industrial processing. J Food Protect 65(10) 1614-1622. 

Edible plant foods usually contain less than 1 Xgg-1, although some plants, such as Shiitake mushroom, pearly barley and garlic, contain appreciably higher amounts5. 

Garcia, M.A., J. Alonso, M.I. Fernandez, and MJ. Melgar. 1998. Lead content in edible wild mushrooms in northwest Spain as indicator of environmental contamination. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 34 330-335. Gatz, D.F., V.C. Bowersox, and J. Su. 1989. Lead and cadmium loadings to the Great Lakes from precipitation. Jour. Great Lakes Res. 15 246-264. 

Coprinus micaceus is abrmdant in the prairie region of Canada and is an edible mushroom. The methanohc extract of C. micaceus exhibited anti-bacterial activity against A. faecalis, S. aureus, Corynebacterium xerosis and E. coli at the concentration of 250 pg/ml in a preliminary anti-bacterial screening assay. A chromatographic fractionation of methanohc extract of this mushroom subsequently resulted in the isolation of a new bioactive sterol, micaceol (12). 

Determination of Some Trace Metals in Edible Mushrooms Samples Using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry... 

Edible mushrooms are a significant element of the diet of the local population, and therefore represent a serious source of internal exposure to irradiation. Between 30% and 60% of the local population of Ukrainian Polissya regularly consume forest food products (Strand et al., 1996a), and a close correlation has been established between their consumption and i Cs load (Jacob and Likhtarev, 1996 Strand et al. 1996b). The contribution of forest food products to the internal exposure dose of the population in the forested region varies widely - from 12%-40% of the entire population to 50%-95% in some critical groups (Balonov et al., 1996 ... 

Gyrometrin toxin is produced by the false morel (Gyromitra esculenta), a short-stalked mushroom with a brain-like cap of dark brown color. Fruiting bodies of this mushroom appear mostly in spring and are valued as edible, even as delicacies. While many people consume the mushroom without any troubles, others become ill, some of them severely. It has been shown that the toxin content may vary with growth conditions, such as altitude and temperature. More probably, however, the variation is caused by differences in handling or cooking as the toxic components are volatile. The toxin has been detected in cooked, frozen, and dried specimens. 

During autumn (fall), mushrooms with egg-shaped, grey-white fruiting bodies occasionally appear, very often on road-sides, which after a few days deliquesce into an ink-colored liquid. The mushroom, Coprinus atramentarius, or inky cap, is edible when young, but can cause alcohol incompatability when consumed before, or together with, ethanol. 

Hyoung LD, Ho KJ, Sik PJ, Jun CY, Soo LJ. (2004) Isolation and characterization of a novel angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory peptide derived from the edible mushroom Tricholoma giganteum. Peptides 25 621-627. 

Organism. The culture of Pleurotus sajor-caju (Fr.) Singer (a fungus - an edible mushroom) was maintained on yeast malt agar slant (Difco) at 30°C. When fully grown after a week or so, the cultures were stored at 4 C. 

CH3(CH2)5C00CH2CH = CH2, C10H18O2, Mr 170.25, bpm3kp 210 C, 0.890, nf 1.4290, has been found in, e.g., wild edible mushrooms. It is used in perfume compositions for apple-like (pineapple) notes. 

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