Journal
CATALYSTS
Volume 9, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/catal9060537
Keywords
olive mill waste; lignocellulosic residues; Ganoderma lucidum; Pleurotus ostreatus; medicinal mushrooms; glucan; prebiotic; Lactobacillus; Bifidobacterium; waste valorization
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- European Union
- Greek national funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation [T1EDK-03404]
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The successful management of olive by-products constitutes a major challenge due to their huge volume, high organic content, and toxicity. Olive-mill wastes (TPOMW) and olive pruning residues (OLPR) were evaluated as substrates for the cultivation of Ganoderma lucidum and Pleurotus ostreatus. Chemical composition, glucans, total phenolic content, and antioxidant activity were measured in mushrooms, and their prebiotic potential was assessed by examining their effect on the growth of four intestinal bacteria. Several substrates based on olive by-products had a positive impact on P. ostreatus mushroom production, whereas only one performed adequately for G. lucidum. Increased ratios of OLPR to wheat-straw resulted in an increase of crude protein content in P. ostreatus fruit-bodies by up to 42%, while G. lucidum mushrooms from OLPR-based substrates exhibited an up to three-fold increase in alpha-glucan, or a significant enhancement of beta-glucan content, when compared to beech sawdust (control). The mushrooms' FTIR spectra confirmed the qualitative/quantitative differentiation detected by standard assays. In regard to prebiotic properties, mushrooms powder supported or even enhanced growth of both Lactobacillus acidophilus and L. gasseri after 24/48 h of incubation. In contrast, a strain-specific pattern was observed in bifidobacteria; mushrooms hindered Bifidobacterium bifidum growth, whereas they supported a similar-to-glucose growth for B. longum.
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