Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Cytotoxicity and DNA Protective Properties of the Pink Oyster Mushroom, Pleurotus djamor (Agaricomycetes).

In this study, pink oyster mushroom Pleurotus djamor was cultivated using wheat straw (WS), quinoa stalk (QS), and their mixtures (WS-QS (1:1)) as substrate and evaluated in terms of antimicrobial, antioxidant, cytotoxicity, and DNA protective effects. Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogen bacteria (Bacillus subtilis, Proteus vulgaris, Streptococcus mutans, Salmonella typhi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli), dermatophyte (Trichophyton sp.) and yeast (Candida tropicalis) were used in the study.

Medicinal Properties of the Golden Oyster Mushroom, Pleurotus citrinopileatus (Agaricomycetes), Grown on Local Agricultural Wastes in Turkey.

In this study, the antimicrobial, antioxidant, cytotoxicity, and DNA protective effects of Pleurotus citrinopileatus cultured on substrates were investigated. The methanol extract of P. citrinopileatus showed lower activity against Streptococcus mutans (17.