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Pleurotus spp. cultivation on Brachiaria sp. straw treatment with alkaline water

Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (supl.1), 2018
Abstract The aim of this research was to evaluate the efficiency of aqueous alkali-treated Brachiaria straw for the cultivation of appropriate species of oyster mushroom. The substrate used in the cultivation of various Pleurotus spp. was soaked for 20 min by using two different procedures: (i) 0.5-2.0% ...

Effects of fungal- and plant-derived non-starch polysaccharides in macrophages

The consumption of fungal- and plant-derived non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) have been associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases and cancer. In addition to promote physiochemical effects on the gastrointestinal tract and serve as substrate for the intestinal microbiota to produce short-cha...