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Edible and Medicinal Macrofungi, 3rd Edition
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Edible and Medicinal Macrofungi, 3rd Edition

A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 3465

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Ruilin Zhao

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State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Interests: diversity and systematics of macrofungi; evolutionary genomics; molecular biology of mushrooms
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Prof. Dr. Ling Liu

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State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Interests: fungal secondary metabolites; marine natural products; drug discovery; genome mining; biosynthesis
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Fungi with large fruiting bodies that can be identified by the naked eye are generally referred to as macrofungi. Taxonomically, most macrofungi species come from Basidiomycota and a few from Ascomycota, and up to now, around 40,000 species have been described. Macrofungi are closely related to economic activities. Humans have a long history of using macrofungi for food and medicine. Fungus is a “natural chemical factory”; with the deepening of fungus-related research, a large number of species and new active components have been found, and fungus has become one of the innovation powers of drugs and health products, especially with the development of biochemistry, enzyme engineering, genetic engineering, macrofungi in food, medicine, and other aspects showing broad prospects. In this Special Issue, we will provide a platform on the advances of edible and medicinal macrofungi (EMM) in their biodiversity, resource, evolution, biology, and biochemistry.

This Special Issue will cover, but is not limited to, content on:

  • Taxonomy and diversity of EMM;
  • Phylogeny, phylogeography, and molecular evolution of EMM;
  • Molecular biology of EMM;
  • Bioactive compounds of EMM.

Prof. Dr. Ruilin Zhao
Prof. Dr. Ling Liu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • mushroom
  • evolution
  • phylogeny
  • biology
  • bioactive compound

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The Effect of Green Extraction Technologies on the Chemical Composition of Medicinal Chaga Mushroom Extracts
by Vesna Lazić, Anita Klaus, Maja Kozarski, Ana Doroški, Tomislav Tosti, Siniša Simić and Jovana Vunduk
J. Fungi 2024, 10(3), 225; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10030225 - 19 Mar 2024
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The mushroom industry should implement green extraction technologies; however, there is not enough information on the differences between these techniques expressed as the chemical composition of the resulting extract. In this study, selected types of green extraction techniques (GETs) were used on Chaga [...] Read more.
The mushroom industry should implement green extraction technologies; however, there is not enough information on the differences between these techniques expressed as the chemical composition of the resulting extract. In this study, selected types of green extraction techniques (GETs) were used on Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) (Fr.) Pilát from Serbia (IS) and Mongolia (IM) to examine the differences that would enable the composition-based technology choices in the mushroom supplement industry. Subcritical water extraction (SWE), microwave-assisted (MW) extraction, and ultrasonic-assisted extraction (VAE) were used to prepare the extracts. SWE was performed at two different temperatures (120 and 200 °C), while 96% ethanol, 50% ethanol, and water were used for MW and VAE. The yield, the content of total phenols, total proteins, and carbohydrates, qualitative and quantitative analysis of phenolic compounds, carbohydrates, including α- and β- and total glucans, and fatty acids, were determined in the obtained extracts. SWE resulted in a significantly higher yield, total polysaccharide, and glucan content than any other technique. Glucose was the most dominant monosaccharide in the SWE samples, especially those extracted at 200 °C. The MW 50% EtOH extracts showed the highest yield of total phenols. Among the tested phenolic compounds, chlorogenic acid was the most dominant. SWE can be recommended as the most efficient method for extracting commercially important compounds, especially glucans and phenols. Full article
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Five New Species of Gymnopilus from Xizang Autonomous Region of China and Surrounding Areas
by Wen-Qiang Yang, Jia-Xin Li, Mao-Qiang He, Shi-Hui Wang, Xin-Yu Zhu, Dorji Phurbu, Jian-Min Yun and Rui-Lin Zhao
J. Fungi 2024, 10(3), 220; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10030220 - 18 Mar 2024
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The species of Gymnopilus (Hymenogastraceae, Agricales) are commonly recognized as wood-decaying fungi. Certain members of this genus have been identified as psilocybin-producing mushrooms. Gymnopilus exhibits a diverse range and has a global distribution. In this study, a total of seventy-eight specimens were gathered [...] Read more.
The species of Gymnopilus (Hymenogastraceae, Agricales) are commonly recognized as wood-decaying fungi. Certain members of this genus have been identified as psilocybin-producing mushrooms. Gymnopilus exhibits a diverse range and has a global distribution. In this study, a total of seventy-eight specimens were gathered from ten provinces in China. A comprehensive molecular phylogenetic analysis was conducted, employing gene sequences including ITS, nrLSU, nrSSU, rpb1, rpb2, and tef1-α. Additionally, morphological examinations were also carried out. The phylogenetic topology of Gymnopilus from this study generally agreed with previous studies and facilitated the identification of all those specimens. As a result, eleven species, including five newly discovered ones named Gy. gyirongensis, Gy. variisporus, Gy. tomentosiceps, Gy. tenuibasidialis, and Gy. aurantipileatus, were recognized. Significantly, four of the five newly identified species are native to the Xizang Autonomous Region, emphasizing their specialization in this distinctive habitat. This research contributes to our comprehension of Gymnopilus diversity and lays the groundwork for the conservation and sustainable utilization of Gymnopilus resources. Full article
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Biological Activities of Secondary Metabolites from the Edible-Medicinal Macrofungi
by Xiaoqi Sun, Ying Shi, Dongxiao Shi, Yu Tu and Ling Liu
J. Fungi 2024, 10(2), 144; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10020144 - 11 Feb 2024
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Macrofungi are well-known as edible-medicinal mushrooms, which belong mostly to Basidiomycota, with a few from Ascomycota. In recent years, macrofungi have been recognized as a rich resource of structurally unique secondary metabolites, demonstrating a wide range of bioactivities, including anti-tumor, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, [...] Read more.
Macrofungi are well-known as edible-medicinal mushrooms, which belong mostly to Basidiomycota, with a few from Ascomycota. In recent years, macrofungi have been recognized as a rich resource of structurally unique secondary metabolites, demonstrating a wide range of bioactivities, including anti-tumor, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antimalarial, neuro-protective, hypoglycemic, and hypolipidemic activities. This review highlights over 270 natural products produced by 17 families of macrofungi covering 2017 to 2023, including their structures, bioactivities, and related molecular mechanisms. Full article
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