TI: Effect of Tremella fuciformis Berkeley polysaccharide on milk curd formation.
AU: Pan-DaoDong; Li-Hua; Ohashi-T; Pan-DD; Li-H
SO: Milk-Science. 1999, 48: 2, 87-92; 19 ref.
LA: English
LS: Japanese
AB: The effect of Tremella fuciformis Berkeley polysaccharide on the physical properties and microstructure of curd formed from reconstituted skim milk was investigated. The polysaccharide significantly increased the viscosity, hardness, breaking energy and elastic modulus of the curd, but decreased the coagulation time and syneresis. Study of the curd microstructure indicated that the polysaccharide interacted with casein micelles, causing a higher density, 3-dimensional network in the curd. This network improved water-holding capacity in the curd, and made it thicker to reduce fracture and wheying-off. These effects had a positive relationship with polysaccharide content in the curd.
PT: Journal-article
AN: 19990404299
TI: Edible and poisonous mushrooms: an introduction.
AU: Hall-IR; Buchanan-PK; Yun-W; Cole-ALJ
SO: 1998, 189 pp.; 170 col. pl.; 221 ref.
PB: Crop & Food Research; Christchurch; New Zealand
LA: English
AB: After an introductory chapter describing how mushrooms grow, their diversity and nomenclature, one chapter each is dedicated to the cultivation of saprobic mushrooms (including Agaricus bisporus and A. bitorquis, Lentinula edodes, Pleurotus spp., Auricularia spp., Volvariella volvacea, Flammulina velutipes, Tremella fuciformis and Pholiota nameko) and mycorrhizal mushrooms. The remainder of the book is devoted to collection and identification of >200 edible and poisonous mushrooms commonly found in New Zealand and Australia. There is a subject index.
GE: New-Zealand; Australia-
PT: Book
IB: 0-478-10806-0
AN: 980312766
TI: Useful fungi of the world: Mu-erh and Silver Ears.
AU: Pegler-DN
SO: Mycologist. 2001, 15: 1, 19-20.
LA: English
AB: The cultivation of the edible fungi, Auricularia polytricha and Tremella fuciformis mainly in China is discussed with reference to the history of usage, therapeutic properties, morphology and cultivation methods. Auricularia polytricha is used as a general tonic as well as a food and Tremella fuciformis is used mainly as a food but has been used in the past as a tonic to provide vigour and longevity.
PT: Journal-article
AN: 20013035000
TI: General description of the most important medicinal higher Basidiomycetes mushrooms. 1.
AU: Wasser-SP; Weis-AL
SO: International-Journal-of-Medicinal-Mushrooms. 1999, 1: 4, 351-370; 3 pp. of ref.
LA: English
AB: This article contains detailed general mycological information on a number of universally recognized and medicinally valuable higher Basidiomycetes: Auricularia auricula-judae [A. auricula], Tremella fuciformis, T. mesenterica, Ganoderma lucidum, Pleurotus ostreatus, P. pulmonarius (=P. sajor-caju) and Lentinus edodes [Lentinula edodes]. Their biological and ethnomycological properties, taxonomy, morphology, anatomy, description, cultural characteristics, distribution, critical notes and some medicinal properties are presented. Selected literature is cited on all 7 species.
PT: Journal-article
AN: 20000316537
TI: Specialty mushrooms.
AU: Royse-DJ; Janick-J
SO: Progress in new crops: Proceedings of the Third National Symposium, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, 22-25 October, 1996. 1996, 464-475; 58 ref.
PB: American Society for Horticultural Science; Alexandria; USA
LA: English
AB: Current production technologies are described for 12 genera of cultivated specialty mushrooms (Auricularia spp., Flammulina velutipes, Ganoderma lucidum, Grifola frondosa, Hericium erinaceus, Hypsizygus marmoreus, Lentinula edodes, Morchella esculenta, Pleurotus spp., Pholiota nameko, Tremella fuciformis and Volvariella spp.). In addition to specific techniques, information is presented on the worldwide production, properties, uses and marketing of specialty mushrooms.
PT: Conference-paper
IB: 0-9615027-3-8
TI: Dietary fibre content and composition of some edible fungi determined by two methods of analysis.
AU: Cheung-PCK
SO: Journal-of-the-Science-of-Food-and-Agriculture. 1997, 73: 2, 255-260; 12 ref.
LA: English
AB: Six common edible fungi from 4 orders of Basidiomycetes (Agaricus bisporus (Agaricales), Auricularia auricula and Auricularia polytricha (Auriculariales), Tremella fuciformis (Tremellates), Ganoderma lucidum and Poria cocos [Macrohyporia extensa] (Aphyllophorales)), purchased in Hong Kong, had their total dietary fibre (TDF) content estimated using the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) method and their dietary fibre content and composition estimated using the Uppsala method. The nonprotein nitrogen contributed from fungal chitin was corrected in the fibre residue obtained by the AOAC method. The TDF content estimated by the AOAC method was always higher than that estimated by the Uppsala method. TDF content estimated by the AOAC and Uppsala methods ranged from 182 and 132 g/kg DM in A. bisporus to 735 and 711 g/kg DM in P. cocos, respectively. Neutral and amino sugars were the dominant sugars in all the fungi. Sugar composition of the TDF reflected that the major cell wall polysaccharides in most fungi were hemicelluloses, such as beta-glucan and glucuronoxylomannan, pectic substances and chitin. Due to their high fibre content and unique fibre composition, it was concluded that edible fungi have considerable value as sources of dietary fibre in human nutrition.
GE: Hong-Kong
PT: Journal-article
AN: 971403127
TI: Edible and medicinal mushrooms of China.
AU: Huffman-DM; Mei-FanLi; Ting-LiuXiao; Mei-FL; Ting-LX
SO: McIlvainea. 1994, 11: 2, 82-86; 1 ref.
LA: English
AB: A survey covering market stalls in Hangzhou and Shanghai, and 2 Chinese natural medicine shops in Hangzhou, was carried out during Mar.-May 1993. The most common species, sold both as edible species and for their medicinal properties, were: Lentinus edodes [Lentinula edodes], Agaricus brunnescens [A. bisporus], Flammulina velutipes, Auricularia auricula, Pleurotus ostreatus, Poria cocos [Macrohyporia extensa] and Tremella fuciformis.
GE: China-; Shanghai-
PT: Journal-article
AN: 960306104
TI: Mushroom industry: diversification with additional species in the United States.
AU: Farr-DF
SO: Mycologia. 1983, 75: 2, 351-360; 6 pl.; 38 ref.
LA: English
AB: A brief review of edible fungi, in addition to Agaricus bisporus, is presented. Information on growing Volvariella volvacea and Stropharia rugoso-annulata (usually on straw) and Lentinus edodes, Flammulina velutipes, Pholiota nameko, Tremella fuciformis and Auricularia sp. (on wood, sawdust or wood chips) is given. The advantages of growing species other than A. bisporus are discussed.
GE: USA-
PT: Journal-article
AN: 830314331