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High processing tolerances of immunomodulatory proteins in Enoki and Reishi mushrooms.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18422333     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study investigated the processing tolerances of two mushroom proteins with immunomodulatory activities, including FVE from Enoki ( Flammulia velutipes ) and LZ8 from Reishi ( Ganoderma lucidum ) mushrooms, under food processing treatments such as heating, sterilization, frozen storage, extraction in acid/alkaline conditions, and dehydration. Results showed that the capability of these two proteins to induce IFN-gamma secretion by murine splenocytes remained after 100 degrees C heating for 30 min, 121 degrees C autoclaving for 15 min, and -80 degrees C freezing. The retained activities of both proteins on cell proliferation and IFN-gamma production did not decrease at 0.6 M hydrochloric acid (at pH 2) but strikingly dropped at 5 M sodium hydrate (at pH 13). After vacuum dehydration, FVE and LZ8 retained most of their activities on cell proliferation; nevertheless, the IFN-gamma secretion decreased to about half of the initial values. These findings suggest that these two mushroom proteins have a good thermal/freezing resistance, acid tolerance, and dehydration stability and are candidates for processing in food and nutraceutical utilization.
Authors:
Man-Hua Tong; Po-Jung Chien; Hui-Hsin Chang; Ming-Jer Tsai; Fuu Sheu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2008-04-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of agricultural and food chemistry     Volume:  56     ISSN:  0021-8561     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Agric. Food Chem.     Publication Date:  2008 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-05-07     Completed Date:  2008-07-21     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0374755     Medline TA:  J Agric Food Chem     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3160-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Horticulture, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Agaricales / chemistry*
Animals
Cell Division / drug effects
Desiccation
Drug Stability
Female
Food Handling / methods*
Freezing
Fungal Proteins / analysis,  pharmacology*
Ganoderma / chemistry*
Hot Temperature
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Immunity / drug effects*
Interferon-gamma / secretion
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Spleen / cytology,  immunology
Sterilization
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fungal Proteins; 127187-71-7/LZ-8 protein, Ganoderma lucidum; 82115-62-6/Interferon-gamma

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