[#2011-04] Soluble β-glucan from Grifola...

Soluble β-glucan from Grifola frondosa induces proliferation and Dectin-1/Syk signaling in resident macrophages via the GM-CSF autocrine pathway Yuki Masuda,*,1 Takuya Togo,* Shigeto Mizuno,† Morichika Konishi,* and Hiroaki Nanba* Departments of *Microbial Chemistry and †Medical Pharmaceutics, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Kobe, Japan ABSTRACT MD-Fraction, a highly purified, soluble β-(1,3) (1,6)-glu­can obtained from Grifola frondosa (an oriental edible maitake mushroom), has been reported to inhibit tumor growth by modulating host immunity. β-Glucan, a major...

[#2011-03] Nonvolatile Taste Components ...

Nonvolatile Taste Components of Culinary-Medicinal Maitake Mushroom, Grifola frondosa (Dicks.:Fr.) S.F. Gray Shih-Jeng Huang,1 Shu-Yao Tsai,2 Shin-Yi Lin,3 Chih-Hung Liang,1 & Jeng-Leun Mau3,* 1Department of Nutrition and Health Science, Chungchou Institute of Technology, Yuanlin, Changhua 51003, Taiwan, R.O.C.; 2Department of Health and Nutrition Biotechnology, Asia University, 500 Liufeng Road, Wufeng, Taichung 41354, Taiwan, R.O.C; 3Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, National Chung-Hsing University, 250 Kuokuang Road, Taichung 40227, Taiwan,...

[#2011-02] Maitake (Grifola frondosa) Ab...

Maitake (Grifola frondosa) Abstract and key points  Written by Markus Horneber and the CAM-Cancer Consortium. Maitake is a mushroom indigenous to many Asian countries. Commercial preparations are available as preserved whole fruiting bodies, pulverized fruiting bodies and extracts from the mycelium. Like other species from this phylum, Maitake contains polysaccharides (alpha-/beta-homo- and heteroglycans), proteins, nucleic and amino acids, minerals and trace elements, ergosterin, several vitamins and provitamins, phenols and flavonoids. The suggested key components are...

[#2010-15] Prokaryotic expression, purif...

Prokaryotic expression, purification, and polyclonal antibody production of a hydrophobin from Grifola frondosa Zefang Wang1, Shuren Feng1, Yujian Huang1, Mingqiang Qiao1, Baohua Zhang2, and Haijin Xu2 1The Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China 2The Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China   Hydrophobins are small fungal proteins that self-assemble spontaneously at...

[#2010-14] Influence of Culinary-Medicin...

Influence of Culinary-Medicinal Maitake Mushroom, Grifola frondosa (Dicks.: Fr.) S.F. Gray (Aphyllophoromycetideae) Polysaccharides on Gene Expression in Jurkat T Lymphocytes Natasa Radic,1* Zala Jevnikar,1 Natasa Obermajer,1,2 Jernej Kristl,1 Janko Kos,1,2 Franc Pohleven,3 & Borut Strukelj1,2 1Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; 2Department of Biotechnology, Jozef Stefan Institute,  Slovenia; 3Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia   ABSTRACT: The fruiting body of the culinary-medicinal...

[#2010-13] Maitake Mushroom Extracts Ame...

Maitake Mushroom Extracts Ameliorate Progressive Hypertension and Other Chronic Metabolic Perturbations in Aging Female Rats Harry G. Preuss1~, Bobby Echard1, Debasis Bagchi2, Nicholas V. Perricone3 Georgetown University Medical Center, Department of Physiology, Washington, D.C. USA University of Houston College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Services, Houston, TX 77204, USA Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI  USA   Abstract Objective: We assessed the ability of two commercially-available fractions...