Pharmacological activities of Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)

In this review paper, different characteristics especially medicinal values of Oyster mushroom were described. As a mycological expression, mushrooms are a fruiting body of macro fungi i.e. Basidiomycota that represents only a short reproductive stage in their life cycle. They have a long associat...

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Main Authors: Girma Waktola, Tasisa Temesgen
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Published: ResearchersLinks, Ltd 2020-04-01
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description In this review paper, different characteristics especially medicinal values of Oyster mushroom were described. As a mycological expression, mushrooms are a fruiting body of macro fungi i.e. Basidiomycota that represents only a short reproductive stage in their life cycle. They have a long association with humankind, and provide profound biological and economic impacts. Starting from ancient times, mushrooms are consumed by man with delicacy, due to their good taste and pleasing flavor. Pleurotus ostreatus is an edible mushroom with high nutritional values and biomedical importance's, since it contains a large number of bioactive components that cause development of its therapeutic functions. The bioactive components that are present in Pleurotus ostreatus mushroom comprise: polysaccharides, lipopolysaccharides, proteins, peptides, glycoproteins, nucleosides, triterpenoids, lectins, lipids and their derivatives, in addition of its vital medicinal components beneficial for the human health. Moreover, Pleurotus ostreatus possess several medicinal properties including; anti-arthritic, antitumor, immune-modulatory, antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antigenotoxic, hypo cholesterolaemic, anti-hyperglycaemic, anti-hypertensive, antiplatelet aggregating, antiviral and antimicrobial activities.
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spelling doaj-art-c6e6ccee60ed437cbc4999eabefd10342025-08-20T02:02:37ZengResearchersLinks, LtdNovel Research in Microbiology Journal2537-02862537-02942020-04-014268869510.21608/nrmj.2020.84017Pharmacological activities of Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)Girma Waktola0Tasisa Temesgen1Department of Biology, Ambo University, EthiopiaSchool of Natural Resource Management and Environmental Sciences, Haramaya University, EthiopiaIn this review paper, different characteristics especially medicinal values of Oyster mushroom were described. As a mycological expression, mushrooms are a fruiting body of macro fungi i.e. Basidiomycota that represents only a short reproductive stage in their life cycle. They have a long association with humankind, and provide profound biological and economic impacts. Starting from ancient times, mushrooms are consumed by man with delicacy, due to their good taste and pleasing flavor. Pleurotus ostreatus is an edible mushroom with high nutritional values and biomedical importance's, since it contains a large number of bioactive components that cause development of its therapeutic functions. The bioactive components that are present in Pleurotus ostreatus mushroom comprise: polysaccharides, lipopolysaccharides, proteins, peptides, glycoproteins, nucleosides, triterpenoids, lectins, lipids and their derivatives, in addition of its vital medicinal components beneficial for the human health. Moreover, Pleurotus ostreatus possess several medicinal properties including; anti-arthritic, antitumor, immune-modulatory, antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antigenotoxic, hypo cholesterolaemic, anti-hyperglycaemic, anti-hypertensive, antiplatelet aggregating, antiviral and antimicrobial activities.https://nrmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_84017_7fdbd90ed7eb5052082dbdef31dde75a.pdfoyster mushroompleurotus ostreatusmedicinal value
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pleurotus ostreatus
medicinal value
title Pharmacological activities of Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
title_full Pharmacological activities of Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
title_fullStr Pharmacological activities of Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
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title_short Pharmacological activities of Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
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pleurotus ostreatus
medicinal value
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