Macro & Micronutrient Profile Insights

Selenium-Rich Compounds and Antioxidant Support

Isolation and identification of three water-soluble selenoproteins in Se-enriched Agaricus blazei Murrill.
Hu Z, Yao Y, Lv M, Zhang Y, Zhang L, Yuan Y, Yue T. Food Chem. 2021 May 15;344:128691. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128691. Epub 2020 Nov 21. PMID: 33248838

Vitamin Content and Influence of Cultivation on Nutritional Value

Influence of the Culture Substrate on the Agaricus blazei Murrill Mushrooms Vitamins Content. Rózsa S, Măniuțiu DN, Poșta G, Gocan TM, Andreica I, Bogdan I, Rózsa M, Laza V.Plants (Basel). 2019 Aug 30;8(9). pii: E316. doi: 10.3390/plants8090316. PMID: 31480352

Ergosterol – A Natural Precursor to Vitamin D₂ and Bioactive Derivatives

A comparative study between conventional and non-conventional extraction techniques for the recovery of ergosterol from Agaricus blazei Murrill.Taofiq O, Corrêa RCG, Barros L, Prieto MA, Bracht A, Peralta RM, González-Paramás AM, Barreiro MF, Ferreira ICFR. Food Res Int. 2019 Nov;125:108541. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2019.108541. Epub 2019 Jul 10. PMID: 31554101

A natural food ingredient based on ergosterol: optimization of the extraction from Agaricus blazei, evaluation of bioactive properties and incorporation in yogurts.Corrêa RCG, Barros L, Fernandes Â, Sokovic M, Bracht A, Peralta RM, Ferreira ICFR.Food Funct. 2018 Mar 1;9(3):1465-1474. doi: 10.1039/c7fo02007d. Epub 2018 Feb 28. PMID: 29488518

Phytochemical Composition and Health-Supporting Properties

Constituents of cultivated Agaricus blazei. Ueguchi Y, Matsunami K, Otsuka H, Kondo K. J Nat Med. 2011 Apr;65(2):307-12. doi: 10.1007/s11418-010-0495-5. Epub 2011 Jan 18. PMID: 21240679

Blazeispirols B, C, E and F, des-A-ergostane-type compounds, from the cultured mycelia of the fungus Agaricus blazei. Hirotani M, Sai K, Hirotani S, Yoshikawa T.Phytochemistry. 2002 Mar;59(5):571-7. PMID: 11853754

 

Natural Food Applications and Functional Product Integration

Cultivated strains of Agaricus bisporus and A. brasiliensis: chemical characterization and evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial properties for the final healthy product–natural preservatives in yoghurt.
Stojković D, Reis FS, Glamočlija J, Ćirić A, Barros L, Van Griensven LJ, Ferreira IC, Soković M.
Food Funct. 2014 Jul 25;5(7):1602-12. doi: 10.1039/c4fo00054d. Epub 2014 Jun 2. PMID:24881564

General

Influence of the Culture Substrate on the Agaricus blazei Murrill Mushrooms Vitamins Content. Rózsa S, Măniuțiu DN, Poșta G, Gocan TM, Andreica I, Bogdan I, Rózsa M, Laza V. Plants (Basel). 2019 Aug 30;8(9). pii: E316. doi: 10.3390/plants8090316. PMID: 31480352

Cytotoxic Effect on Human Myeloma Cells and Leukemic Cells by the Agaricus blazei Murill Based Mushroom Extract, Andosan™. Tangen JM, Holien T, Mirlashari MR, Misund K, Hetland G. Biomed Res Int. 2017;2017:2059825. doi: 10.1155/2017/2059825. Epub 2017 Nov 7. PMID: 29238712

Agarol, an ergosterol derivative from Agaricus blazei, induces caspase-independent apoptosis in human cancer cells. Shimizu T, Kawai J, Ouchi K, Kikuchi H, Osima Y, Hidemi R.
Int J Oncol. 2016 Apr;48(4):1670-8. doi: 10.3892/ijo.2016.3391. Epub 2016 Feb 15. PMID: 26893131

Isolation of an anti-angiogenic substance from Agaricus blazei Murill: its antitumor and antimetastatic actions.
Kimura Y, Kido T, Takaku T, Sumiyoshi M, Baba K. Cancer Sci. 2004 Sep;95(9):758-64. PMID: 15471563

Isolation and identification of three water-soluble selenoproteins in Se-enriched Agaricus blazei Murrill.
Hu Z, Yao Y, Lv M, Zhang Y, Zhang L, Yuan Y, Yue T. Food Chem. 2021 May 15;344:128691. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128691. Epub 2020 Nov 21. PMID: 33248838