Bioactive Compounds with Potential Medicinal Properties from Mushrooms

Dear Colleagues,

Mushrooms, the fruiting bodies of fungi, are a well-known source of natural products for medicinal compounds. However, only 10% of approximately 150,000 macrofungi have been described worldwide. This suggests that mushrooms or fungi remain a largely untapped source for drug discovery.

This Special Issue of Molecules aims to stimulate further interest in the scientific community to explore mushrooms or fungi for bioactive compounds with potential medicinal properties. We cordially invite researchers to contribute original research articles on, but not limited to, the isolation and structural elucidation of bioactive large molecules (e.g., polysaccharide, proteins or polysaccharide-peptide) or small molecules from mushrooms or fungi.

In this Special Issue, we also welcome reviews or perspectives related to the topic. We are particularly interested in reviews on specific diseases on which mushrooms or compounds from mushrooms have an impact or potential impact.

Dr. Chow Lee
Guest Editor

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