Laetiporus sulphureus
The fungi of the genus Laetiporus produce a large amount of metabolites that contain many useful properties. These include metabolites that have antibacterial, antitumor, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and blood-thinning properties. Research showed that an extract of these chemical compounds provides a strong inhibition in the growth of gram-positive bacteria. For example, the extract of n-hexane derived from Laetiporus sulphureus is active against Salmonella thympimurium, the bacterium that causes the disease Salmonella. Interestingly, the compounds from Laetiporus have higher inhibitory activity on fungi than on bacteria. This fungus also contains several compounds that have anti-cancer activity. For example, lectins inhibit protein synthesis in lung and breast cancer cells and (±)-Laetirobin inhibits the division of cancer cells. This shows once again how a wide range of pharmalogical applications we can get from nature.
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The fungi of the genus Laetiporus produce a large amount of metabolites that contain many useful properties. These include metabolites that have antibacterial, antitumor, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and blood-thinning properties. Research showed that an extract of these chemical compounds provides a strong inhibition in the growth of gram-positive bacteria. For example, the extract of n-hexane derived from Laetiporus sulphureus is active against Salmonella thympimurium, the bacterium that causes the disease Salmonella. Interestingly, the compounds from Laetiporus have higher inhibitory activity on fungi than on bacteria. This fungus also contains several compounds that have anti-cancer activity. For example, lectins inhibit protein synthesis in lung and breast cancer cells and (±)-Laetirobin inhibits the division of cancer cells. This shows once again how a wide range of pharmalogical applications we can get from nature.
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