Journal
APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 193, Issue 12, Pages 4197-4213Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-021-03670-1
Keywords
Morchella esculenta; Polysaccharides; Bioactivity; Antioxidant; Anticancer; Immunomodulatory
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31700015]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [JZ2018HGTB0244]
- Anhui Natural Science Foundation [1808085QC66]
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Morchella esculenta is a delicious edible mushroom known for its distinct flavor and strong health benefits. Its bioactive components like polysaccharides, polyphenolic compounds, proteins, and protein hydrolysates contribute to various biological activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunoregulation, hypoglycemic, atherosclerosis prevention, and antitumor abilities. Research on the potential applications and structural characteristics of these active ingredients is ongoing, with promising results for antioxidants, immunomodulation, anti-cancer, and anti-inflammatory purposes.
Morchella esculenta (M. esculenta) is a delicious edible mushroom prized for its special flavor and strong health promoting abilities. Several bioactive ingredients including polysaccharides, polyphenolic compounds, proteins, and protein hydrolysates all contribute to the biological activities of M. esculenta. Different polysaccharides could be extracted and purified depending on the extraction methods and M. esculenta studied. Monosaccharide composition of M. esculenta polysaccharides (MEP) generally includes mannose, galactose, and glucose, etc. MEP possess multiple bioactivities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammation, immunoregulation, hypoglycemic activity, atherosclerosis prevention and antitumor ability. Other components like polyphenols, protein hydrolysates, and several crude extracts are also reported with strong bioactivities. In terms of potential applications of M. esculenta and its metabolites as nutritional supplements and drug supplements, this review aims to comprehensively summarize the structural characteristics, biological activities, research progress, and research trends of the active ingredients produced by M. esculenta. Among the various biological activities, the substances extracted from both natural collected and submerged fermented M. esculenta are promising for antioxidants, immunomodulation, anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory applications. However, further researches on the extraction conditions and chemical structure of bioactive compounds produced by M. esculenta still need investigations.
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