Mushrooms: sources for modern western medicine

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Autor principal: R. H. Kurtzman Jr.
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Publicado: Colegio de Postgraduados 2005
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author R. H. Kurtzman Jr.
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contents Mushrooms: sources for modern western medicine R. H. Kurtzman Jr. Biología chitin vitamins chitosans glucosamine dietary fiber Fungi and especially mushrooms are rich sources of many things that are important toour health. They are a good source of proteins that are important to all body functions.Their proteins are of very high quality and are rich in the most important proteinbuilding blocks, the essential amino acids. They are an excellent source of most Bvitaminsand the primary natural source of ergosterol or pro-vitamin D. While manypeople who eat balanced diets receive all of the needed minerals, some get more sodiumthan they need. Mushrooms have the double benefit of low sodium and more potassiumand iron than most foods. Chitin is the primary structural material in mushrooms andhas been shown to be of value as dietary fiber. It can also be hydrolyzed to glucosamine,which is widely accepted by orthopedic physicians as a valuable food supplement forthe prevention and alleviation of osteoarthritis. 2005 artículo científico 1534-2581 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=68517202 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=685 Micología Aplicada International application/pdf Colegio de Postgraduados Micología Aplicada International (México) Num.2 Vol.17
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publishDate 2005
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spellingShingle Mushrooms: sources for modern western medicine
R. H. Kurtzman Jr.
Biología
chitin
vitamins
chitosans
glucosamine
dietary fiber
Mushrooms: sources for modern western medicine R. H. Kurtzman Jr. Biología chitin vitamins chitosans glucosamine dietary fiber Fungi and especially mushrooms are rich sources of many things that are important toour health. They are a good source of proteins that are important to all body functions.Their proteins are of very high quality and are rich in the most important proteinbuilding blocks, the essential amino acids. They are an excellent source of most Bvitaminsand the primary natural source of ergosterol or pro-vitamin D. While manypeople who eat balanced diets receive all of the needed minerals, some get more sodiumthan they need. Mushrooms have the double benefit of low sodium and more potassiumand iron than most foods. Chitin is the primary structural material in mushrooms andhas been shown to be of value as dietary fiber. It can also be hydrolyzed to glucosamine,which is widely accepted by orthopedic physicians as a valuable food supplement forthe prevention and alleviation of osteoarthritis. 2005 artículo científico 1534-2581 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=68517202 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=685 Micología Aplicada International application/pdf Colegio de Postgraduados Micología Aplicada International (México) Num.2 Vol.17
title Mushrooms: sources for modern western medicine
topic Biología
chitin
vitamins
chitosans
glucosamine
dietary fiber
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=68517202