Project description:Medicinal mushrooms have currently become a hot issue due to their various therapeutic properties. Of these, Agaricus subrufescens, also known as the "almond mushroom", has long been valued by many societies (i.e., Brazil, China, France, and USA). Since its discovery in 1893, this mushroom has been cultivated throughout the world, especially in Brazil where several strains of A. subrufescens have been developed and used as health food and alternative medicine. This article presents up-to-date information on this mushroom including its taxonomy and health promoting benefits. Medicinal properties of A. subrufescens are emphasized in several studies which are reviewed here. In addition, safety issues concerning the use of this fungus will be discussed.
Project description:Five commercial strains of the culinary and medicinal mushroom Agaricus subrufescens were grown under two cultivation systems (outdoor versus indoor). Polar and lipid extracts of mushroom dry powders were extracted with a mixture of solvents (water:methanol:methyl tert-buthyl ether) and analyzed by UHPLC-ESI-HRMS-based untargeted metabolomics. A Nexera X2 UHPLC system (Shimadzu) equipped with an Acquity UPLC HSS T3 column (2.1 mm x 100 mm x 1.8 um) (Waters) was employed coupled to a MaXis 4G Q-TOF MS analyzer (Bruker Daltonics) through an electrospray ionization source. Data was acquired in positive ion mode.
