Antitumor Properties of Aqueous Extracts from Inonotus rheades Mycelium Under Various Cultivation Conditions
- Author: mycolabadmin
- 2022-08-29
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Summary
Scientists discovered that extracts from the mushroom Inonotus rheades can fight cancer cells, and the way these mushrooms are grown affects how well they work. The researchers tested different growing conditions, including using different types of wood and exposing the mushrooms to blue light or darkness. This research is important for developing natural cancer treatments.
Impacts on everyday life:
• Provides a potential natural source for cancer treatment
• Shows how growing conditions can improve medicinal mushroom properties
• Demonstrates the importance of proper cultivation methods for medicinal fungi
• Opens possibilities for sustainable production of natural medicines
Background
Inonotus rheades is a basidiomycete mushroom that produces bioactive compounds including water-soluble polysaccharides. The cultivation conditions can affect the production of these compounds, but their antitumor properties under different growth conditions had not been fully evaluated.
Objective
To evaluate the antitumor properties of aqueous extracts from Inonotus rheades when cultured under different conditions including varying light exposure and growth substrates.
Results
The study found that aqueous extracts isolated from Inonotus rheades demonstrated antitumor properties. The accumulation of bioactive compounds was influenced by the different cultivation conditions tested, including light exposure and growth substrate type.
Conclusion
Aqueous extracts from Inonotus rheades exhibit significant antitumor properties, with the production of bioactive compounds being dependent on specific cultivation conditions. This suggests that growth parameters can be optimized to enhance the therapeutic potential of these fungal extracts.
- Published in:Doklady Biochemistry and Biophysics,
- Study Type:Experimental Laboratory Study,
- Source: 10.1134/S1607672922040019