# Fungal Biology and Applications

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/fungal-biology-and-applications/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the medicinal properties of mushrooms, focusing on their potential as antitumor and immunomodulating agents. It covers topics such as antioxidant activity, polysaccharides, cancer therapy, nutritional value, and specific mushroom species like Ganoderma lucidum. The research delves into the pharmacological potential and biological activities of these mushrooms. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Medicine |
| OpenAlex ID | t11085 |
| Works | 86 |

## Topic papers all

Showing 15 of 86.

- [Pan-cancer analyses reveal cancer-type-specific fungal ecologies and bacteriome interactions](https://scholariq.org/papers/pan-cancer-analyses-reveal-cancer-type-specific-fungal-ecologies-and-bacteriome/)
- [Discovery of a Small Molecule Insulin Mimetic with Antidiabetic Activity in Mice](https://scholariq.org/papers/discovery-of-a-small-molecule-insulin-mimetic-with-antidiabetic-activity-in-mice/)
- [Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase Inhibitor U0126 in an Asthma Mouse Model](https://scholariq.org/papers/anti-inflammatory-effects-of-mitogen-activated-protein-kinase-kinase-inhibitor/)
- [Metabolite profiling of mycorrhizal roots of Medicago truncatula](https://scholariq.org/papers/metabolite-profiling-of-mycorrhizal-roots-of-medicago-truncatula/)
- [Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of shiitake (Lentinula edodes) extracts obtained by organic solvents and supercritical fluids](https://scholariq.org/papers/antioxidant-and-antimicrobial-activities-of-shiitake-lentinula-edodes-extracts/)
- [Characterization and antioxidant activities of polysaccharides from thirteen boletus mushrooms](https://scholariq.org/papers/characterization-and-antioxidant-activities-of-polysaccharides-from-thirteen/)
- [Prototype of an intertwined secondary-metabolite supercluster](https://scholariq.org/papers/prototype-of-an-intertwined-secondary-metabolite-supercluster/)
- [The antibacterial activity and antibacterial mechanism of a polysaccharide from Cordyceps cicadae](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-antibacterial-activity-and-antibacterial-mechanism-of-a-polysaccharide-from/)
- [A scalable platform to identify fungal secondary metabolites and their gene clusters](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-scalable-platform-to-identify-fungal-secondary-metabolites-and-their-gene/)
- [The Genetic Basis of Cellular Morphogenesis in the Filamentous Fungus <i>Neurospora crassa</i>](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-genetic-basis-of-cellular-morphogenesis-in-the-filamentous-fungus-i/)
- [Optimization of enzyme-assisted extraction and characterization of polysaccharides from Hericium erinaceus](https://scholariq.org/papers/optimization-of-enzyme-assisted-extraction-and-characterization-of/)
- [Cordycepin Ameliorates Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis by Activation of the AMP‐Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathway](https://scholariq.org/papers/cordycepin-ameliorates-nonalcoholic-steatohepatitis-by-activation-of-the-amp/)
- [A substance causing abnormal development of fungal hyphae produced by Penicillium janczewskii zal.](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-substance-causing-abnormal-development-of-fungal-hyphae-produced-by/)
- [Agriculturally and Industrially Important Fungi: Current Developments and Potential Biotechnological Applications](https://scholariq.org/papers/agriculturally-and-industrially-important-fungi-current-developments-and/)
- [Characterization of the Ca<sup>2+</sup>‐responsive signaling pathway in regulating the expression and secretion of cellulases in <scp><i>T</i></scp><i>richoderma reesei</i> Rut‐C30](https://scholariq.org/papers/characterization-of-the-ca-sup-2-sup-responsive-signaling-pathway-in-regulating/)

## Topic primary papers

Showing 15 of 38.

- [Discovery of a Small Molecule Insulin Mimetic with Antidiabetic Activity in Mice](https://scholariq.org/papers/discovery-of-a-small-molecule-insulin-mimetic-with-antidiabetic-activity-in-mice/)
- [Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of shiitake (Lentinula edodes) extracts obtained by organic solvents and supercritical fluids](https://scholariq.org/papers/antioxidant-and-antimicrobial-activities-of-shiitake-lentinula-edodes-extracts/)
- [Characterization and antioxidant activities of polysaccharides from thirteen boletus mushrooms](https://scholariq.org/papers/characterization-and-antioxidant-activities-of-polysaccharides-from-thirteen/)
- [The antibacterial activity and antibacterial mechanism of a polysaccharide from Cordyceps cicadae](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-antibacterial-activity-and-antibacterial-mechanism-of-a-polysaccharide-from/)
- [Agriculturally and Industrially Important Fungi: Current Developments and Potential Biotechnological Applications](https://scholariq.org/papers/agriculturally-and-industrially-important-fungi-current-developments-and/)
- [Transcriptomic atlas of mushroom development reveals conserved genes behind complex multicellularity in fungi](https://scholariq.org/papers/transcriptomic-atlas-of-mushroom-development-reveals-conserved-genes-behind/)
- [Antitumor activity of the sporoderm-broken germinating spores of Ganoderma lucidum](https://scholariq.org/papers/antitumor-activity-of-the-sporoderm-broken-germinating-spores-of-ganoderma/)
- [The regulatory and transcriptional landscape associated with carbon utilization in a filamentous fungus](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-regulatory-and-transcriptional-landscape-associated-with-carbon-utilization/)
- [Optimization of the medium composition for production of mycelial biomass and exo-polymer by Grifola frondosa GF9801 using response surface methodology](https://scholariq.org/papers/optimization-of-the-medium-composition-for-production-of-mycelial-biomass-and/)
- [Identification of Inonotus obliquus and Analysis of Antioxidation and Antitumor Activities of Polysaccharides](https://scholariq.org/papers/identification-of-inonotus-obliquus-and-analysis-of-antioxidation-and-antitumor/)
- [Progress on Understanding the Anticancer Mechanisms of Medicinal Mushroom: Inonotus Obliquus](https://scholariq.org/papers/progress-on-understanding-the-anticancer-mechanisms-of-medicinal-mushroom/)
- [Recent Advances on Bioactive Ingredients of Morchella esculenta](https://scholariq.org/papers/recent-advances-on-bioactive-ingredients-of-morchella-esculenta/)
- [Lysis of the cell wall of Armillaria mellea by enzymes from forest trees](https://scholariq.org/papers/lysis-of-the-cell-wall-of-armillaria-mellea-by-enzymes-from-forest-trees/)
- [Whole genome sequence of Auricularia heimuer (Basidiomycota, Fungi), the third most important cultivated mushroom worldwide](https://scholariq.org/papers/whole-genome-sequence-of-auricularia-heimuer-basidiomycota-fungi-the-third-most/)
- [Chemical structures, extraction and analysis technologies, and bioactivities of edible fungal polysaccharides from Poria cocos: An updated review](https://scholariq.org/papers/chemical-structures-extraction-and-analysis-technologies-and-bioactivities-of/)

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