Medicinal Fungi

Medicinal Fungi

Researchers at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai (IMSc) have conducted an analytical study of medicinal fungi, and the results suggest that some of the substances the fungi secrete may be useful as novel therapeutics.

About

MeFSAT (Medicinal Fungi Secondary Metabolites and Therapeutics), a database that contains data on 184 medicinal fungi, including mushrooms, was used by the researchers.
Basidiomycota and Ascomycota are the two taxonomic divisions that comprise medicinal fungi.
The division of Basidiomycota includes mushrooms.
One such is the edible button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.
Ascomycota division-related fungi are typically not mushrooms.
These include Shiraia bambusicola and Isaria cicadae, which are utilised in traditional Chinese medicine.

Significance

When fungi are under stress, they produce chemical substances known as secondary metabolites.
These are referred to be secondary since they are not strictly necessary.
They improve the fungus' capacity to endure.
The project has been made public on the BioRXiv preprint server.
The fungus Cordyceps species produces cordycepin, a secondary metabolite with anti-tumor effects.

Source: The Hindu

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