Bioactive Compounds in Edible Mushrooms: Sustainability and Health Applications
English | 2025 | ISBN: 3031800494 | 2648 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 64 MB
English | 2025 | ISBN: 3031800494 | 2648 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 64 MB
This handbook offers a comprehensive perspective of edible mushrooms' phytochemistry and explores the application of bioactive compounds from fungi in nutrition, medicine, and environmental sustainability. The book starts with an overview of edible mushrooms' bioactive compounds, followed by 5 parts covering the diversity, classification and taxonomy of common edible mushrooms, their environmental roles, sustainable harvesting practices, nutritional value and health benefits, and characterization and quality control of bioactive compounds. The book concludes with a perspective on emerging uses and trends in mushroom consumption utilization.