Fatty acids were recorded in Lentinus tuberregium and detected by gas chromatography. However, the maximum amounts of Palmitic acid (4.55%), Moroctic acid (0.43%), stearic acid (6.75%) were recorded.From these studies, it was concluded that the supplementation of this mushroom with cereal diet would help to overcome lysine deficiency.The present study proved the potential of mushrooms which can enhance the health status of an individual.
In search of new therapeutic alternatives, scientific community had studied many kinds of mushrooms and have been shown to contain valuable sources of bioactive agents that result in beneficial health effects such as antitumor, anticancer, antiviral, anti inflammatory and hypolipidemic activity. The most significant medicinal effects of mushrooms derived compounds, both cellular components and secondary metabolites, have been shown to stimulate the immune system and could be used to treat variety of diseases, including Cancers. So these medicinal mushrooms can be called as "Immunomodulators" or "Biological Response Modifiers (BRMS)", "Immunopotentiators" and "Immunostimulant".
From a mushroom biodiversity study of the South India, seven Lentinus spp. were collected and identified as Lentinus stupeus, Lentinus cladopus, Lentinus squarrosulus, Lentinus pseudotenebrosus, Lentinus cyathiformis, Lentinus radicus sp. nov., Lentinus tuberregium were collected from the dead logs of rubber and mango trees of Keeriparai forest, Kanniyakumari District of the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu, India. The local tribes ascribed many medicinal properties to these mushrooms. From the literature survey, it is clearly evident that scanty reports of Lentinus sp, are available from other countries. Further, not many studies were carried out on the indigenous Lentinus sp. Therefore, the present review was aimed at evolving suitable taxonomical study fungus, Lentinus sp.
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