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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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Main Authors: Al-Obaidi, Jameel R., Jambari, Nuzul Noorahya, Ahmad-Kamil, E. I.
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Published: MDPI 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94312/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.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
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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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author Al-Obaidi, Jameel R.
Jambari, Nuzul Noorahya
Ahmad-Kamil, E. I.
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
author_facet Al-Obaidi, Jameel R.
Jambari, Nuzul Noorahya
Ahmad-Kamil, E. I.
author_sort Al-Obaidi, Jameel R.
title 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_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_sort mycopharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals: promising agents to improve human well-being and life quality
publisher MDPI
publishDate 2021
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94312/
https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/7/503
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