Review Article
Antifatigue Functions and Mechanisms of Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms
Table 4
Other bioactive constituents (than polysaccharides) and possible antifatigue mechanisms of some important mushrooms.
| Family | Species | Active components | Mechanism for antifatigue | Ref. |
| Cordycipitaceae | Cordyceps sinensis | Polypeptide | Improves cardiovascular function through vasodilation effect; Improves energy state of liver. | [53] | Mannitol | Free radical scavenging activity. | [82] | Cordycepin | Free radical scavenging activity. | [83] |
| Ganodermataceae | Ganoderma lucidum | Protein of LZ-8 | Improves T lymphocytes response to cytokines; | [84] | Peptide with amino acids rich in phenylalanine, aspartic acid, proline, histidine, and isoleucine | Antioxidant activity. | [11] | Triterpenoids | Strong antioxidant activity; Regulates body testosterone level. | [62, 85] | Adenosine | Inhibitory platelet aggregation to enhance blood circulation. | [86] |
| Agaricaceae | Agaricus bisporus | Gallic acid, flavonoid, ascorbic acid, and phenolic compounds | Antioxidant activity. | [87, 88] |
| Tricholomataceae | Tricholoma matsutake | Peptide | Improves cardiovascular function by antihypertensive action; Free radical scavenging activity. | [89] |
| Meripilaceae | Grifola gargal | Adenosine | Promotes glucose uptake in skeletal muscle cells. | [90] |
| Fomitopsidaceae | Antrodia cinnamomea | Ergostane and lanostane skeleton triterpenoids | Significantly improves muscular function. | [12] |
| Hymenochaetaceae | Inonotus obliquus | Polyphenol of inonoblins and phelligridins | Significant DPPH radical scavenging and moderate superoxide anion scavenging activities. | [44] |
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