
An Introduction to Mushroom
IntechOpen (Publisher)
Published on 1. July 2020
Book
Hardback
148 pages
978-1-78985-955-3 (ISBN)
Description
The mushroom has a wide number of medicinal properties such as being an antioxidant, antimicrobial, anticancer, antidiabetic, immune enhancer, and also used for the treatment of various diseases such as anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretics, etc. According to current information, there are approximately twelve-thousand species in the world, and out of them, 2000 species are reported as being edible. Around 35 edible mushroom varieties are cultivated commercially, whereas almost 200 wild species could be used for medicinal purposes. This book also covers the diversity of edible mushrooms and describes several applications as an alternative source for food production and clinical approach. This book includes: ¿ the diverse types of mushroom and their enzymatic activity ¿ importance of nutritional properties along with their food product development ¿ industrial and clinical applications of macro fungi, i.e., degradation of dyes, anticancer, antimicrobial, antioxidant, etc.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 266 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
541 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78985-955-3 (9781789859553)
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