Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Mushrooms: From Structure to Functionality
A special issue of Antioxidants (ISSN 2076-3921). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural and Synthetic Antioxidants".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 3147
Special Issue Editor
Interests: food fortification; pro-health properties; nutritional quality; bioaccessibility; functional foods; antioxidant-rich additives; glucose homeostasis; low-processed food; nutrition
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Dear Colleagues,
Mushrooms are a rich source of substances with diverse biological activities. For centuries, they have been used in daily nutrition and natural medicine, and in recent years, their role in biotechnology, pharmacy, dietetics, and food technology has significantly increased. This Special Issue aims to integrate research on the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of mushrooms and/or mushroom-derived components, particularly in establishing a so-called product functionality dedicated to improving human health and wellness. Our focus lies not only in separate fractions or components (e.g., phenolics, terpenoids, tocopherols, polysaccharides), but we also strongly recommend studies describing the application of mushroom-derived additives (e.g., nutraceuticals and fortified foods). We are seeking articles covering fields such as food chemistry, food technology, biochemistry, medicine, nutrition, and epidemiology. In this Special Issue, we invite researchers to provide original research articles, reviews, and clinical reports that relate to the following:
- Extraction, analysis, and characterizations of antioxidants in mushrooms;
- Effect of mushroom processing on antioxidants and their bioactivity;
- Mechanism of action and potential relationships between active compounds;
- Antioxidants in the creation of other bioactivities, e.g., anticancer, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory;
- Bioavailability, bioaccessibility, and metabolism;
- Application in human nutrition and non-communicable disease prevention/treatment.
Prof. Dr. Michał Swieca
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- mushroom
- antioxidants
- metabolic syndrome
- functional food
- nutraceuticals
- polysaccharides
- phenolics
- terpenoids
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