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Mushroom polysaccharides from a number of species have attracted research interest for their immunomodulatory and antitumor properties. [49] Extracts from A. hygrometricus containing the polysaccharide named AE2 were found to inhibit the growth of several tumor cell lines in laboratory tests, [ 50 ] [ 51 ] and stimulated the growth of ...
During the evolutionary period of the false truffle it lost its mushroom cap shape and closed up to protect the spores from dryer or harsher conditions. [5] As a result it lost the ability to discharge its spores, hence the need for animal spore distribution. [ 6 ]
Asterophora parasitica, commonly known as the parasitic Asterophora or the Russula parasite, is a species of fungus that grows as a parasite on other mushrooms. The fruit bodies are small, with silky fibers on the surface of grayish caps and thick, widely spaced gills.
Amatoxins are found in some mushrooms in the genus Amanita, but are also found in some species of Galerina and Lepiota. [4] Overall, mortality is between 10 and 15 percent. [ 5 ] Recently, Silybum marianum or blessed milk thistle has been shown to protect the liver from amanita toxins and promote regrowth of damaged cells.
This is a list of mammals of Iowa. The list includes species native to the U.S. state of Iowa and introduced into the state. It also includes mammals currently extirpated in the state.
Monomethylhydrazine, [60] gyromitrin, [61] raw Gyromitra esculenta, [62] and N-methyl-N-formylhydrazine [44] [63] have been shown to be carcinogenic in experimental animals. Although Gyromitra esculenta has not been observed to cause cancer in humans, [64] it is possible there is a carcinogenic risk for people who ingest these types of ...
A 13,600-year-old mastodon skull was uncovered in an Iowa creek, state officials announced this week. Iowa's Office of the State Archaeologist said in a social media post that archaeologists found ...
A study of 32 basidiomycete mushrooms showed that Mutinus elegans was the only species to show antibiotic (both antibacterial and antifungal) activity against all six microorganisms tested, namely, the human pathogenic bacterias Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium and the yeast ...