Research on Functional Active Ingredients of Edible Fungi
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 89
Special Issue Editors
Interests: secondary metabolite of edible and medicinal fungi; innovative drug development; biosynthesis
Interests: fungi; functional compounds; structural analysis
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Interests: natural products; antioxidation; functional food; human health
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Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Plant-relevant higher fungi occupy a key ecological niche worldwide, decomposing forest, animal, and insect residues and heavily affecting agricultural systems. Understanding the functional active ingredients of edible fungi has attracted significant attention. Importantly, their functional active ingredients involve various genes in their genomes for their biosynthesis, functioning for vast activities and presenting a large volume of space for therapeutics and agriculture. Importantly, the annual production of edible mushrooms in China exceeds 40 million tons, with an annual GDP of over CNY 347.563 billion, accounting for more than 75% of the world's total. It has become the fifth largest agricultural product in China, and its position in human diet continues to rise. Thus, it is posited to have an important role in future foods and industries. Present special issue focus on the Extraction, preparation, functions, and mechanisms of action of different functional components from Edible Fungi, e.g., proteins, peptides, polysaccharides, oils and lipids; polyphenols, brass, saponins, etc.
We are pleased to invite you submit your research papers on functional active ingredients of edible fungi. Research articles and review articles, as well as short communications, are welcome for elucidating various components, such as small molecules, polysaccharides, RNAs, DNAs, proteins, and lipids, and kinds of biological activities of regulating uric acid metabolism, glucose and lipid metabolism, cancers, and viruses.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Tianqiao Yong
Dr. Jia Song
Prof. Dr. Zhaojun Wei
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fungi
- compounds
- biological activities
- uric acid
- metabolism
- diabetes
- cancer
- virus
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