The Potential of Co-Designing with Living Organisms: Towards a New Ecological Paradigm in Architecture DOI Open Access
Natasha Chayaamor-Heil, Thibaut Houette, Özge Demirci

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(2), P. 673 - 673

Published: Jan. 12, 2024

Living organisms have been progressively used by designers to propose alternative design outcomes aiming towards more ecological aspects. The development and manufacturing of new materials or components from living are achievable in textile, fashion, product than architecture construction due the scale, multi-layer constraints, requirements. aim this paper is investigate interdisciplinary framework, opportunities, limitations introducing into process, including implementation ideas prototyping until commercialization. In paper, we focus on three types organisms: algae, bacteria, fungi. Firstly, overviewed studied existing projects experimentations understand process fabrication other domains comparison architecture. Secondly, selected case studies for each organism analyze. We collected data conducted interviews with multidisciplinary experts involved case. Our findings show a better understanding potential integrate architectural design, advantages, difficulties awareness. results interview comparative analysis advantages constraints future outlooks use as part also discussed.

Language: Английский

Production and Development of Nutraceuticals Using Sustainable Food System DOI

Sonam Prabhakar,

Pawan Prabhakar,

Ashok Nimesh

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Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Mushrooms as Nutritional Powerhouses: A Review of Their Bioactive Compounds, Health Benefits, and Value-Added Products DOI Creative Commons

A. K. Singh,

Ramesh Kumar Saini,

Amit Kumar

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Foods, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(5), P. 741 - 741

Published: Feb. 22, 2025

Mushrooms are known to be a nutritional powerhouse, offering diverse bioactive compounds that promote and enhance health. provide distinguishable taste aroma an essential source of vitamin D2, B complex, hydroxybenzoic acids (HBAs) hydroxycinnamic (HCAs), terpenes, sterols, β-glucans. Edible mushroom varieties such as Hericium erinaceus, Ganoderma sp., Lentinula edodes recognized functional foods due their remarkable potential for disease prevention promotion overall health well-being. These have antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, cytoprotective, cholesterol-lowering, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, anticancer properties, well controlling blood pressure, being immunity booster, strengthening bone properties. In addition, they contain non-digestible oligosaccharides (NDOs) ergothioneine, substrate gut microflora. Supplementing our daily meals with those can add value food, providing benefits. Novel edible mushrooms investigated explore substances therapeutic benefit human The scientific community (mycologists) is currently studying the prospects unlocking full advantages mushrooms. This review aims knowledge culturing conditions, potential, value-added products 11 varieties.

Language: Английский

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Medicinal Components in Edible Mushrooms on Diabetes Mellitus Treatment DOI Creative Commons
Arpita Das, Chiao‐Ming Chen,

Shu‐Chi Mu

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Pharmaceutics, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(2), P. 436 - 436

Published: Feb. 17, 2022

Mushrooms belong to the family “Fungi” and became famous for their medicinal properties easy accessibility all over world. Because of its pharmaceutical properties, including anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, antioxidant it a hot topic among scientists. However, depending on species varieties, most indistinct. With this interest, an attempt has been made scrutinize role edible mushrooms (EM) in diabetes mellitus treatment. A systematic contemporary literature review carried out from records such as Science Direct, PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar with aim represents work performed focuses diabetes, insulin resistance (IR), preventive mechanism IR, using different kinds mushroom extracts. The final that EM plays important anticipation help active compounds, i.e., polysaccharide, vitamin D, signifies α-glucosidase or α-amylase activities. Although is not clear yet, many varieties mushrooms’ have studied properly. So, future, further investigation needed overcome research gap use clinical potential prevent non-communicable diseases.

Language: Английский

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Green Technology for Fungal Protein Extraction—A Review DOI Creative Commons
Tanvir Ahmed, Md Suzauddula, Khadiza Akter

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Separations, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(6), P. 186 - 186

Published: June 13, 2024

Fungal proteins are highlighted for their nutritional value and bioactive properties, making them a significant alternative to traditional protein sources. This review evaluates various green extraction technologies, including enzymatic-, ultrasound-, higher-pressure homogenization-, microwave-assisted, pulsed electric fields-, supercritical fluid-assisted extraction, focusing on effectiveness in disrupting fungal cell walls preserving integrity. The findings indicate that these technologies could have the potential improve yield quality, addressing challenges posed by walls’ complex resilient structure. also underscores bioactivities of proteins, antifungal, antibacterial, antioxidant, anticancer properties. conclusion emphasises need further optimisation scaling as well exploring wider range species fully understand sustainable Future research directions include refining methods, integrating multiple approaches, utilising novel solvents maximise efficiency yield.

Language: Английский

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Advancements and Prospects in Algal Biofuel Production: A Comprehensive Review DOI Creative Commons
Halina Falfushynska

Phycology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4(4), P. 548 - 575

Published: Oct. 11, 2024

Microalgae represent a valuable renewable resource for biofuel production due to their high lipid content, rapid growth rates, and non-competition with food resources. Both freshwater species like Chlorella marine such as Dunaliella, Tetraselmis, Nannochloropsis are among the most commonly utilized candidates. This review provides comprehensive overview of current cultivation harvesting methodologies microalgae in context production, emphasizing sustainable aviation fuel biohydrogen. It synthesizes recent findings, technological advancements, practical implementations enhance productive economic viability microalgae-based biofuels, highlighting potential energy source. Among biohydrogen stand out significant contributors reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Technologies oil-to-jet process Fischer–Tropsch synthesis being optimized convert algal lipids into high-quality fuels. Biohydrogen offers several advantages, including negative CO2 emissions compatibility existing hydrogen infrastructure. Despite challenges associated costs processing, advances biotechnological methods engineering promise overcome these barriers. highlights importance continued research development maximize microalgal biofuels achieving goals contributing global efforts mitigating climate change.

Language: Английский

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Natural metabolites with antioxidant activity from micro-and macro-algae DOI
Nevzat Esim, Pranav Dawar, Nazli Pinar Arslan

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Food Bioscience, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 62, P. 105089 - 105089

Published: Sept. 10, 2024

Language: Английский

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In vitro evaluation of probiotic and antioxidant potential of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei ED25 DOI

Elanur Dasdemir,

Nazli Pinar Arslan, Serkan Örtücü

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Biologia, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 79(7), P. 2311 - 2325

Published: June 11, 2024

Language: Английский

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Systematic review of fungi, their diversity and role in ecosystem services from the Far Eastern Himalayan Landscape (FHL) DOI Creative Commons
Wei Fang, Shiva Devkota, Karuppusamy Arunachalam

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Heliyon, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9(1), P. e12756 - e12756

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Fungi are morphologically and ecologically diverse kingdom but less explored in the global perspective. This systematic review of mainly higher fungi (mushrooms) lichenized (lichens) was aimed to convey comprehensive knowledge on these understudied taxa, especially considering diversity, research trends, taxonomic/geographic gaps, their contribution ecosystem services. We investigated literature from Far Eastern Himalayas adjacent areas. followed PRISM (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses) framework evidence synthesis reporting. Search strings were used explore both English Chinese databases. Publications validated examining title, locality, abstract full text. included 75 eligible studies after screening 12,872 publications. The result species diversity extrapolated consolidated as a checklist published Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) portal. demonstrates significant shortage work fungi, lack quantitative data ecology, Mycological inventories with multidisciplinary perspectives urgent Landscape better understand importance conservation sustainable development science. is useful when environmental climate concerns focused use nature-based solutions, integral part all ecological processes, could play important role enhancing services therefore benefits coming people natural solutions.

Language: Английский

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Fungi-derived natural antioxidants DOI
Nazli Pinar Arslan, Pranav Dawar, Seyda Albayrak

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Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 24

Published: Dec. 29, 2023

In humans, exogenous antioxidants aid the endogenous antioxidant system to detoxify excess ROS generated during oxidative stress, thereby protecting body against various diseases and stressful conditions. The majority of natural available on consumer market are plant-based; however, fungi being recognized as alternative sources such polysaccharides, pigments, peptides, sterols, phenolics, alkaloids, flavonoids. addition, some exclusively found in fungi. Fungi-derived exhibit scavenging activities DPPH, ABTS, hydroxyl, superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, nitric oxide radicals vitro. Furthermore, vivo models, application fungal-derived increase level enzymes, catalases, superoxide dismutases, glutathione peroxidases, reduce malondialdehyde. Therefore, fungi-derived have potential be used food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical industries. This review summarizes different (mushrooms, yeasts, molds)-derived compounds ergothioneine, ergosterol, etc.

Language: Английский

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Exploring the Phytochemical Compositions, Antioxidant Activity, and Nutritional Potentials of Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms DOI Creative Commons
Mohammed Al Qutaibi, Suresh R. Kagne

International Journal of Microbiology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2024, P. 1 - 23

Published: May 29, 2024

Mushrooms are a valuable source of food and medicine that have been used for centuries in various cultures. They contain variety phytochemicals, such as terpenoids polysaccharides, exhibit diverse biological activities, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antimicrobial, immunomodulatory, antidiabetic effects. However, mushroom’s phytochemical composition bioactivity vary depending on their species, cultivation conditions, processing methods, extraction techniques. Therefore, using reliable analytical methods standardized protocols is important systematically evaluating the quality quantity mushroom phytochemicals therapeutic potential. This review provides bibliometric analysis recent literature highlights trends field, countries journals with highest contribution. It also discusses nutritional value total content phenolic other some species mushrooms.

Language: Английский

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