Chemical analysis of mushrooms shows their nutritional benefits
...of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign found that the six mushroom varieties tested -- in raw and cooked forms and at various harvest times and maturity levels -- are rich in total dietary fibers, including those associated with cholesterol-lowering (chitin) and healthy hearts (beta-glutan). The findings appear onli...Advances in the characterisation of the oyster mushroom genes
The oyster mushroom ( Pleurotus ostreatus ), apart from reducing chole.... Degradation of cellulose In nature, the oyster mushroom grows on dead trunks of trees where the lignin and cellulose the two principal components of wood -...High fidelity keeps human DNA assembly line humming
...he DNA conveyer belt. They did this using a deadly mushroom toxin, alpha-amanitin. Alpha-amanitin is the poiso....D., Emperor Tiberius Claudius was fed a death cap mushroom by his wife Agrippina to put her son Nero on the throne of ancient Rome. Alpha-amanitin kills people...Digging in the dirt for life's biochemical foundations
...eadlike filaments. But collectively, these spindly mushroom relatives help move several billion tons of nutrients out of the soil and into plants each year. Now, new Michigan State University-supported research on the movement of nitrogen brings into sharper focus this underground process at the root of nearl...Targeted drug delivery now possible with 'pHLIP' peptide
...loidin, a toxin from the deadly Amanita phalloides mushroom that normally cannot enter cells. Inside the cells phalloidin binds to actin molecules and "freezes" the cellular skeleton giving a distinct visual pattern under the microscope....Brain region linked to fly slumber
...robiology and physiology, shows that the so-called mushroom bodies are essential for sleep regulation in the f...similar results using different methods.) How the mushroom bodies control sleep is uncertain, but Allada and colleagues show that if the area is destroyed chem...Sleepy fruit flies provide clues to learning and memory
...the research team was able to zero in on the adult mushroom body as the sleep center of the brain. They report...geted, only two regions, both present in the adult mushroom bodies, led to changes in sleeping patterns of fruit flies. The fly mushroom body has been likened t...Mushrooms as good an antioxidant source as more colorful veggies
...ly commonly consumed in the U.S. The white button mushroom has an ORAC value of 6.9, above tomato, green pepper, pumpkin, zucchini, carrot, and green beans. Dubost says, "You don't have to eat only the vegetables with the highest anti-oxidant capacity to benefit. If you eat a variety of mushrooms along with ...Sequencing of the oyster mushroom genome
...m, Pleurotus ostreatus , will be the first edible mushroom in the world to be genetically sequenced but, apar...ned North American Genome Institute. The oyster mushroom and CO 2 balance The oyster mushroom is actively involved in the re-circulation of carbon at a ...Earliest fungi may have found multiple solutions to propagation on land, new study infers
...id. An example of "explosive" dispersal includes mushroom varieties that "shoot out" spores that can regenerate wherever they land, said study co-author Rytas Vilgalys, a Duke biology professor who specializes in fungi and who supervised James' postdoctoral research. According to Vilgalys, what makes a fu...Brain, behavior may have changed as social insect colonies evolved
... examined an area of the insects' brain called the mushroom bodies. There is one mushroom body on top of each hemisphere of the wasp brain and these structures have a vague resemblance to th...Tracing the formation of long-term memory
...strated by the influx of calcium into cells called mushroom body neurons that occurs after special training th...aining, we could see some calcium flowing into the mushroom body neurons when the flies were exposed to odor," said Davis. When they exposed the fruit flies or ...Researchers barcode DNA of Venice museum's vast fungi collection
...s traditionally need to wait for fungi to fruit or mushroom to identify them. "This can be very limiting because mushrooms are only produced seasonally, with some species only fruiting once every several years," said Garbelotto. "The database we are creating will allow people to identify the fungi present in ...Modified mushrooms may yield human drugs
...here has always been a recognized potential of the mushroom as being a choice platform for the mass production...e is a marker gene to help sort out the transgenic mushroom cells from the non-transgenic cells, Dr. Romaine explained. "What we are doing is taking a gene, as...Decoding mushroom's secrets could combat carbon, find better biofuels and safer soils
...avy metals from contaminated soils. The Agaricus mushroom family are highly efficient secondary decomposers ...formation of plant material into bio fuels. The mushroom also forms an important model for carbon cycling studies. Carbon is sequestered in soils as plant or...