Effects of light and heavy metals on Cordyceps militaris fruit body growth in rice grain-based cultivation

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 875-879 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuh-Shuen Chen ◽  
Bing-Lan Liu ◽  
Yaw-Nan Chang
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Fruit Body ◽  
Cordyceps Militaris ◽  
Body Growth ◽  
Rice Grain

Heat and light stresses affect metabolite production in the fruit body of the medicinal mushroom Cordyceps militaris

2018 ◽  
Vol 102 (10) ◽  
pp. 4523-4533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Jiaojiao ◽  
Wang Fen ◽  
Liu Kuanbo ◽  
Liu Qing ◽  
Yang Ying ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Body ◽  
Cordyceps Militaris ◽  
Medicinal Mushroom ◽  
Metabolite Production

Assessing Soil and Plant Pollution by Abandoned Rural Waste Dumping Sites in Ningbo, China

2011 ◽  
Vol 138-139 ◽  
pp. 1149-1155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Dong Guan ◽  
Ye Hong Du ◽  
Zhen Dong Li ◽  
An Cheng Luo
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Reference Value ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Rice Grain ◽  
Contamination Assessment ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Metal Contents ◽  
Plant Pollution

This paper reports the concentration of heavy metals (Cr, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb) in the soils and rices surrounding the abandoned rural waste dumping sites in Ningbo. Igeo (geoaccumulation index) was calculated to assess the contamination degree of heavy metals in soils. The mean contents of Cr, Cu, Cd, Zn and Pb of soils were 33.3, 24.1, 1.5, 118.9 and 45.6 mg/(kg DW) (dry weight), respectively. All of them were much higher than that of the reference value (i.e. CK), but there were no coherent trend of the metal contents within 1-120m distance from the dumping site. Igeo of heavy metals reveals the order of Cd>Cu>Cr>Pb>Zn, and the contamination assessment of soils using Igeo indicate the moderate Cd pollution, while the soils were unpolluted-moderately overall by Cr, Cu, Zn as well as Pb. The heavy metal contents in root, stem & leaf and rice grains were all remarkable higher than that of the CK at 20-120 m distances, and the heavy metal contents in root were evidently much higher than other plant parts, while those in rice grain were lowest, indicating the great bioaccumulation trend of heavy metals. Although the metal contents in the rice grain were within the legislation limit, its bioaccumulation trend of heavy metals was remarkable, whose contents were 4.38-fold for Cr, 1.76-fold for Cu, 1.28-fold for Zn, 2.67-fold for Cd and 3.03-fold for Pb higher than that of reference value, respectively. Finally, we proposed a decentralized in-situ restoration approach for the dumping sites.

scholarly journals Ecological risk of heavy metal in agricultural soil and transfer to rice grains

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Upoma Mahmud ◽  
Md. Tareq Bin Salam ◽  
Abu Shamim Khan ◽  
Md. Mizanur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Ecological Risk ◽  
Transfer Factor ◽  
Agricultural Soil ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
Reference Value ◽  
The Body ◽  
Rice Grain ◽  
Soil Extracts

AbstractHigher accumulation of heavy metals in food grains is one of the leading problems for carcinogenic effects in the body. That’s why; scientists have taken this problem as a potential indicator for ensuring safe food. The present study was carried out to assess the ecological risk of heavy metals such as nickel, copper, arsenic, lead, and manganese in agricultural soil and transfer status to rice grain. Soil samples were collected from four agricultural fields at different times in the Dumuria Upazila under Khulna district in Bangladesh. Heavy metal concentration in soil extracts, irrigation water samples, and grain samples was determined by Atomic Absorption Spectrometer. Average metal concentrations in soil were calculated and compared with the reference value in soil. In most cases, heavy metals in agricultural soil (Ni: 61.73–94.52 mg/kg; Cu: 23.33–37.5 mg/kg; As: 7.53–19.63 mg/kg; Pb: 15.17–29.19 mg/kg; Mn: 322.98–478.45 mg/kg) were greater than the reference soil (Ni: 13.08–24.55 mg/kg; Cu: 10.35–13.28 mg/kg; As: 1.87–4.61 mg/kg; Pb: 4.88–8.27 mg/kg; Mn: 52.17–74.3 mg/kg). Overall risk index stated that the examined soils were at moderate risk of contamination. Transfer Factor of arsenic (0.018–0.032 mg/kg) and manganese (0.059–0.155 mg/kg) was higher from soil to rice grain. On the other hand, transfer factor of lead was found negligible that is a good sign of improvement. The findings of the study will be good documentation for planning, risk assessment, and decision-making by environmental managers in this region.

Cordyceps militaris fruit body extract ameliorates membranous glomerulonephritis by attenuating oxidative stress and renal inflammation via the NF-κB pathway

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 2006-2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingjing Song ◽  
Yingwu Wang ◽  
Chungang Liu ◽  
Yan Huang ◽  
Liying He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Fruit Body ◽  
Membranous Glomerulonephritis ◽  
Cordyceps Militaris ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Renal Inflammation ◽  
Nephritic Syndrome ◽  
Body Extract ◽  
Common Pathogenesis

Membranous glomerulonephritis (MGN) is a common pathogenesis of nephritic syndrome in adult patients.

The influence of bioavailable heavy metals and microbial parameters of soil on the metal accumulation in rice grain

Chemosphere ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 185 ◽  
pp. 868-878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Xiao ◽  
Dongsheng Guan ◽  
M.R. Peart ◽  
Yujuan Chen ◽  
Qiqi Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Metal Accumulation ◽  
Rice Grain

scholarly journals Polysaccharides Obtained from Cordyceps militaris Alleviate Hyperglycemia by Regulating Gut Microbiota in Mice Fed a High-Fat/Sucrose Diet

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1870
Author(s):  
Bao-Hong Lee ◽  
Chia-Hsiu Chen ◽  
Yi-Yun Hsu ◽  
Pei-Ting Chuang ◽  
Ming-Kuei Shih ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Fruit Body ◽  
Cordyceps Militaris ◽  
Health Food ◽  
High Fat ◽  
The Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Intestinal Dysbiosis ◽  
Sucrose Diet ◽  
Body Weight Increase

Polysaccharides isolated from fungus Cordyceps militaris display multi-biofunctions, such as immunostimulation, down-regulation of hyperlipidemia, and anti-cancer function. The occurrence of obesity and metabolic syndrome is related to the imbalance of gut microbiota. In this study, the effects of C. militaris and its fractions on modifying metabolic syndrome in mice were evaluated. Mice were fed a high-fat/high-sucrose diet (HFSD) for 14 weeks to induce body weight increase and hyperlipidemia symptoms in mice, and then the mice were simultaneously given a HFSD and C. militaris samples for a further 8 weeks. The results indicated that the fruit body, polysaccharides, and cordycepin obtained from C. militaris had different efficacies on regulating metabolic syndrome and gut microbiota in HFSD-treated mice. Polysaccharides derived from C. militaris decreased the levels of blood sugar and serum lipids in mice fed HFSD. In addition, C. militaris-polysaccharide treatment obviously improved intestinal dysbiosis through promoting the population of next generation probiotic Akkermansia muciniphila in the gut of mice fed HFSD. In conclusion, polysaccharides derived from C. militaris have the potential to act as dietary supplements and health food products for modifying the gut microbiota to improve the metabolic syndrome.

scholarly journals Biomass and Cordycepin Production by the Medicinal Mushroom Cordyceps militaris—A Review of Various Aspects and Recent Trends towards the Exploitation of a Valuable Fungus

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 986
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Kontogiannatos ◽  
Georgios Koutrotsios ◽  
Savvina Xekalaki ◽  
Georgios I. Zervakis
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Fruit Body ◽  
Cordyceps Militaris ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Ophiocordyceps Sinensis ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Significant Research ◽  
Caterpillar Fungus ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Large Scale Cultivation

Cordyceps militaris is an entomopathogenic ascomycete with similar pharmacological importance to that of the wild caterpillar fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis. C. militaris has attracted significant research and commercial interest due to its content in bioactive compounds beneficial to human health and the relative ease of cultivation under laboratory conditions. However, room for improvement exists in the commercial-scale cultivation of C. militaris and concerns issues principally related to appropriate strain selection, genetic degeneration of cultures, and substrate optimization. In particular, culture degeneration—usually expressed by abnormal fruit body formation and reduced sporulation—results in important economic losses and is holding back investors and potential growers (mainly in Western countries) from further developing this highly promising sector. In the present review, the main factors that influence the generation of biomass and metabolites (with emphasis on cordycepin biosynthesis) by C. militaris are presented and evaluated in conjunction with the use of a wide range of supplements or additives towards the enhancement of fungal productivity in large-scale cultivation processes. Moreover, physiological and genetic factors that increase or reduce the manifestation of strain degeneration in C. militaris are outlined. Finally, methodologies for developing protocols to be used in C. militaris functional biology studies are discussed.

scholarly journals Comparison the effect of nitrogen fertilizer and parboiling process on heavy metals of rice grain

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (114) ◽  
pp. 359-370
Author(s):  
Azin Nasrollah Zadeh Masouleh ◽  
Azade Ghorbani-HasanSaraei ◽  
Ebrahim Amiri ◽  
Fatemeh Habibi ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Nitrogen Fertilizer ◽  
Rice Grain

scholarly journals Source and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Non-Certified Organic Rice Farming at Nakhon Nayok Province, Thailand

2019 ◽  
pp. 96-106
Author(s):  
Porntiwa Satachon ◽  
Sasithorn Keawmoon ◽  
Patcharida Rengsungnoen ◽  
Sirikul Thummajitsakul ◽  
Kun Silprasit
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Rice Grain ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Organic Rice ◽  
Certified Organic

Heavy metals contamination is a problem in some non-certified organic rice farms that do not have buffer zones. Soil monitoring is therefore required to estimate the potential risk of such organic products. The objectives of the present study are to determine the extent of heavy metal contamination, sources of contamination and assessment of non-carcinogenic health risks to local consumers. Concentrations of toxic heavy metals were determined in soil and rice grain to assess the bioaccumulation factor. The health risk assessment was analyzed following Target Hazard Quotients (THQ) and the Hazard Index (HI). Sources of heavy metal contamination were determined by a correlation study of heavy metal contents, THQ and HI with some physical properties of these non-certificated organic rice fields. The occurrence of heavy metals in agricultural soils and rice grain were ranked in the following order: Pb > Mn > Zn > Cu > Ni and Zn > Mn > Cu > Ni. However, Pb and Zn contamination exceeded maximum permissible levels in rice grain. Non-certified organic rice from these locations might therefore present a health risk for consumers; the high HI values of rice consumption for adult males (5.10-35.09) and 6.12-42.08) indicated a serious adverse health risk for consumers. Individual correlation analysis and principal component analysis indicated that the THQ of Zn was positively correlated with its content in soil and in the grain. Main roads and community activities were found to be the main source of contamination for Zn and Mn, while Pb and Cu contamination mainly derived from paddy field activities such as fertilizer application. This finding will contribute to raising public awareness of the health risks of non-certified organic rice farming.

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