Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 – Biological Significance and Medicinal Properties of the Maitake Mushroom (pp. 1-42)
Sensuke Konno (Department of Urology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA)
Chapter 2 – The Use of Edible Mushroom Extracts as Bioactive Ingredients to Design Novel Functional Foods with Hypocholesterolemic Activities (pp. 43-74)
Alicia Gil-Ramírez and Cristina Soler-Rivas (CIAL -Research Institute in Food Science (UAM-CSIC), Department of Production and Characterization of Novel Foods, Madrid, Spain)
Chapter 3 – Mushrooms: Biological Characterization, Antioxidant Properties and Interactions with Human Health (pp. 75-92)
Patrícia Molz, Joel Henrique Ellwanger, Daniel Prá and Silvia Isabel Rech Franke (Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul – UNISC, Santa Cruz do Sul – RS / Brasil, and others)
Chapter 4 – Phytochemistry, Traditional Uses and Health Benefits of the Mushroom Inonotus obliquus (Chaga) (pp. 93-118)
Haixia Chen and Jia Wang (Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China)
Chapter 5 – Immunomodulatory Effects of Mushroom Extracts and Compounds (pp. 119-140)
Tzi Bun Ng and Charlene Cheuk Wing Ng (School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China)
Chapter 6 – An Insight into Anti-Diabetic Effects of Mushrooms (pp. 141-156)
Bin Du and Baojun Xu (Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, and others)
Chapter 7 – Protective Effects of Mushrooms against Tissue Damage with Emphasis on Neuroprotective, Hepatoprotective and Radioprotective Activities (pp. 157-174)
Tzi Bun Ng and Charlene Cheuk Wing Ng (School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China)
Chapter 8 – Effects of Mushroom Extracts and Compounds on Experimental Diabetes (pp. 175-188)
Tzi Bun Ng and Charlene Cheuk Wing Ng (School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China)
Chapter 9 – Antihyperlipidemic Effects of Mushroom Extracts and Compounds (pp. 189-198)
Tzi Bun Ng and Charlene Cheuk Wing Ng (School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China)
Chapter 10 – Mushroom Proteins with Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antiviral, Anti-Parasite and Anti-Insect Activities (pp. 199-208)
Jack Ho Wong and Tzi Bun Ng (School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China)
Chapter 11 – Micronutrients Benefits of Consumption of the Sclerotium (Tuber) of Pleurotus tuber-regium (Ósū) Mushroom in Southeastern Nigeria (pp. 209-226)
Innocent C. Nnorom (Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria)
Chapter 12 – Valorization of Coffee-Grounds Supplemented with Wheat Straw by Cultivation of a Pleurotus ostreatus Local Strain (pp. 227-242)
Malika Mansour-Benamar, Souhila Aoudia and Nadia Ammar-Khodja (Laboratoire de Production, Amélioration et Protection des Végétaux. Faculté des Sciences Biologiques et des Sciences Agronomiques. Université Mouloud MAMMERI de Tizi-Ouzou. Algérie)
Index