Cultivation and Nutritional Value of Prominent Pleurotus spp.: An Overview

Abstract

Pleurotus species are commercially essential mushrooms and widely cultivated throughout the world. The production of Pleurotus mushrooms alone accounts for around 25% of that total cultivated mushrooms globally. In America and Europe, Pleurotus species are considered specialty mushrooms, whereas, in Korea, their cultivation is economically profitable, and it is one of the highly consumed species. Pleurotus species are predominantly found in tropical forests and often grow on fallen branches, dead and decaying tree stumps, and wet logs. Biographical studies have shown that the Pleurotus genus is among the more conspicuous fungi that induce wood decay in terrestrial ecosystems worldwide due to its formidable lignin-modifying enzymes, including laccase and versatile peroxidases. Pleurotus species can be grown easily due to their fast colonization nature on diversified agro-substrates and their biological efficiency 100%. Pleurotus mushrooms are rich in proteins, dietary fiber, essential amino acids, carbohydrates, water-soluble vitamins, and minerals. These mushrooms are abundant in functional bioactive molecules, though to influence health. Pleurotus mushrooms are finding unique applications as flavoring, aroma, and excellent preservation quality. Apart from its unique applications, Pleurotus mushrooms have a unique status delicacy with high nutritional and medicinal values. The present review provides an insight into the cultivation of Pleurotus spp. using different agro-waste as growth substances paying attention to their effects on the growth and chemical composition.

Supplementation with Magnesium Salts—A Strategy to Increase Nutraceutical Value of Pleurotus djamor Fruiting Bodies

“…The biological role of L-tryptophan in free radical scavenging in Pleurotus spp. was reported by Jegadeesh et al [ 1 ]. Consumption of P. ostreatus may contribute to the cysteine pool.…”

“…Some of these, including P. citrinopileatus, P. djamor , P. eryngii , P. flabellatus , P. florida , and P. ostreatus have been used as both food and medicine since the time of ancient civilizations. They have now gained wide popularity as nutraceuticals due to their high nutritional and medicinal value and their ability to grow on commonly available agricultural wastes [ 1 , 2 ]. Nutritionally, oyster mushrooms are valued as sources of protein, fiber, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals.…”

Avaliação de substratos de floresta tropical para cultivo e produção de proteases por Pleurotus djamor

“…E para P. sapidus micélio mediamente adensado nos cultivos em ágar Sabouraud, dado que diverge do encontrado no presente estudo (Mahadevan & Shanmugasundaram, 2018). Portanto, além de nutrientes, outros fatores como pH, temperatura e concentração do substrato também influenciam no crescimento e na densidade micelial das espécies de Pleurotus (Laursen, 2018;Toan & Qui, 2020;Raman et al, 2021). Palheta et al (2011), os resultados indicaram que exocarpo de cupuaçu favoreceu o crescimento de P. ostreatus e P. florida.…”

Microorganisms: A Potential Source of Bioactive molecules for Antioxidants and Antimicrobial Applications

“…Edible mushrooms are a substantial source of vitamins (B1, B2, B12, C, D and E), PUFA, etc. Mushrooms are used as a vital source of home remedies against several ailments stimulated by oxidative stress in Asia [110] . The investigation of the methanolic extract of Cantharellus cibarius by Kozarski et al (2015) exhibited that the major antioxidant components were phenols followed by flavonoids.…”