Flavonoids: A treasure house of prospective pharmacological potentials

Unveiling the Chemical Composition and Biofunctionality of Hericium spp. Fungi: A Comprehensive Overview

“…Yang et al identified about 102 compounds from the fruiting bodies of H. erinaceus , including organic acids, nucleotides and analogues, amino acids, carbohydrates and derivatives, flavonoids, unsaturated fatty acids, terpenoids, phenolic acids, phenylpropanoid, and steroids [ 29 ]. The authors further suggested that flavonoids which were qualitatively detected in the analysis (luteolin, apigenin, diosmetin, hispidulin, and acacetin) could function as active components in H. erinaceus based on previous studies which demonstrated flavonoids’ pharmacological functions which include neuroprotection, improved learning and memory, anti-inflammatory, and more [ 30 , 31 , 32 ]. Of note, in a study by He et al, two isoflavones were identified and isolated in H. erinaceus mycelium: genistein and daidzein, comprising 15% and 12% of the ethanolic extract, respectively [ 33 ].…”