Mushrooms as Functional Foods (eBook)

Peter C. Cheung (Herausgeber)

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2008 | 1. Auflage
288 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-36819-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Food scientists will dig into this robust reference on
mushrooms

Mushrooms as Functional Foods is a compendium of current research
on the chemistry and biology, nutritional and medicinal value, and
the use of mushrooms in the modern functional foods industry.
Topics covered range from the agricultural production of mushrooms
to the use of molecular biological techniques like functional
genomics; from nutritional values of newly cultivated mushroom
species to the multifunctional effects of the unconventional form
of mushroom (sclerotium); from the physiological benefits and
pharmacological properties of bioactive components in mushrooms to
the regulation of their use as functional foods and dietary
supplements in different parts of the world. With contributions
from leading experts worldwide, this comprehensive reference:

* Reviews trends in mushroom use and research, with extensive
information on emerging species

* Includes coverage of cultivation, physiology, and genetics

* Highlights applications in functional foods and medicinal
use

* Covers worldwide regulations and safety issues of mushrooms in
functional foods and dietary supplements

* Discusses the classification, identification, and commercial
collection of newly cultivated mushroom species

* Features a color insert with photographs of different types of
mushrooms

This is an integrated, single-source reference for undergraduates
majoring in food science and nutrition, postgraduates, and
professional food scientists and technologists working in the
functional food area, and medical and health science professionals
interested in alternative medicines and natural food therapies.

Autor

PETER C.K. CHEUNG, PhD, is the Director of Studies for the Food and Nutritional Sciences Programme in the Department of Biology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Professor Cheung is the author or coauthor of more than 150 publications (including journal articles, patents, technical papers, and conference abstracts). He is a current member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms and a member of the advisory committee of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and a member of the board of Journal of Food Composition and Analysis.

Inhalt

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Contributors.

1. Overview of Mushroom Cultivation and Utilization asFunctional Foods (Shu-Ting Chang).

1.1 Introduction.

1.2 What Are Mushrooms?

1.3 Concept of Mushroom Biology and Applied MushroomBiology.

1.4 Mushroom Cultivation.

1.5 World Mushroom Production.

1.6 Mushroom Biotechnology.

1.7 Development of World Mushroom Industry Movements.

1.8 Concluding Remarks.

References.

2. Molecular Analysis and Genomic Studies of theShiitake Mushroom Lentinula edodes (Hoi-Shan Kwan and WinnieW. Y. Chum)

2.1 Introduction.

2.2 Isolation of Genes.

2.3 Molecular Genetics.

2.4 Functional Genomic Approaches for Gene ExpressionAnalysis.

2.5 Transcriptional Regulation.

2.6 Transformation.

2.7 Process Analysis.

2.8 Conclusion.

References.

3. Nutritional Value and Health Benefits of Mushrooms (PeterC.K. Cheung).

3.1 Introduction.

3.2 Wild and Cultivated Edible Mushrooms.

3.3 Production of Cultivated Mushrooms.

3.4 Nutritional Composition.

3.5 Newly Cultivated/Nonconventional Mushrooms.

3.6 Nutritional Evaluation.

3.7 Health Benefits of Edible Mushrooms.

3.8 Conclusion.

References.

4. Sclerotia: Emerging Functional Food Derived from Mushrooms(Ka-Hing Wong and Peter C.K. Cheung).

4.1 Introduction.

4.2 Concepts of Mushroom Sclerotia.

4.3 Ontogeny of Sclerotia.

4.4 Structure of Sclerotia.

4.5 Cultivation of Mushroom Sclerotia.

4.6 Biochemical, Nutritional, and Technological Characteristicsof Mushroom Sclerotia.

4.7 Biopharmacological Values of Mushroom Sclerotia of P.tuber-regium, P. rhinoceros, and W. cocos.

4.8 Conclusion.

References.

5. Antitumor and Immunomodulatory Activities of MushroomPolysaccharides (Vincent E.C. Ooi).

5.1 Introduction.

5.2 Antitumor Polysaccharides from Mushrooms (Higher Fungi).

5.3 Mechanisms of Antitumor Action of MushroomPolysaccharides.

5.4 Structure and Antitumor Activity Relationship ofPolysaccharides.

5.5 Conclusions.

References.

6. Regulatory Issues of Mushrooms as Functional Foods andDietary Supplements: Safety and Efficacy (Solomon P. Wasser andEden Akavia).

6.1 Introduction.

6.2 Legal and Regulatory Issues of Introducing and ControllingDietary Supplements from Medicinal Mushrooms in DifferentCountries.

6.3 Safety and Diversity of Dietary Supplement Types fromCulinary-Medicinal Mushrooms.

6.4 Submerged Culturing as the Best Technique for ObtainingConsistent and Safe Mushroom Products.

6.5 Experiences of Seven Countries in Consolidating Their FoodSafety System.

6.6 Summary.

References.

Index.

Rezensionen

"This well-edited hardcover is an authoritative guide for mushroom biologists, and caters to a range of experts in diverse fields of medicine and horticulture from a nutritional viewpoint. The topics covered in the book's six chapters will speak volumes to researchers and students alike." (Microbiology Today, May 2009)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.1.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mykologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: Ackerbau • Agriculture • Biowissenschaften • Botanik • crops • Feldfrüchte • Feldfrüchte • Food Science & Technology • Landwirtschaft • Lebensmittelforschung u. -technologie • Lebensmitteltechnik • Life Sciences • plant science
• ISBN-10: 0-470-36819-5 / 0470368195
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-36819-0 / 9780470368190