Diversity of Pleurotus spp. (Agaricomycetes) and Their Metabolites of Nutraceutical and Therapeutic Importance.

Pleurotus spp. have been gaining popularity as a source for the creation of functional foods, nutraceuticals and novel pharmaceuticals. Despite Pleurotus is a specious genus including 208 legitimate species, only a few of them such as P.

Overview of the Biological Activities of a Methanol Extract from Wild Red Belt Conk, Fomitopsis pinicola (Agaricomycetes), Fruiting Bodies from Central Italy.

Fomitopsis pinicola (Sw.) P. Karst.

Characterization of Biological Activities of Methanol Extract of Fuscoporia torulosa (Basidiomycetes) from Italy.

This work investigated the antiradical, antibacterial, and antifungal properties of a methanol extract from Fuscoporia torulosa (PeruMyc1834) fruit body from Central Italy. The ITS partial sequence of the F. torulosa strain matched at a 100% rate those of various strains belonging to the species.

New heterocyclic derivatives of benzimidazole with germicidal activity--IX--HPLC detection of 5-fluoro-2-(5'-nitro-2'-furyl)benzimidazole (F-O-NO2) in biological samples.

The HPLC technique for the isolation and quantitation of 5-fluoro-2-(5'-nitro-2'-furyl)benzimidazole (F-O-NO2), previously described by the same Authors, in biological samples from mice is reported. Evidence is given that the highest biological concentration and the time needed for reaching it depend both on the dose and on the administration route. In fact, almost the same maximal biological concentration of F-O-NO2 (about 0.

New heterocyclic derivatives of benzimidazole with germicidal activity. IV--In vivo anticandida activity of 5-fluoro-2-(5'-nitro-2'-furyl) benzimidazole (F-O-NO2).

We have studied the possible in vitro and in vivo antibacterial activity of 5-fluoro-2-(5'-nitro-2'-furyl)benzimidazole (F-O-NO2). Our data demonstrate that F-O-NO2 is able to inhibit the in vitro growth of different mycetes and bacteria, including Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans. We also tested the possible in vivo activity against Candida albicans.