Construction of the libraries and the database including health functions in Nepalese wild mushrooms

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26304047
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Environmental agriculture(including landscape science)
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: Shimizu Kuniyoshi 九州大学, 農学研究院, 准教授 (20346836)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 土居 克実 九州大学, 農学研究院, 教授 (40253520) ; 片倉 喜範 九州大学, 農学研究院, 准教授 (50264106)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: キノコ / 生理活性 / 機能性成分 / ネパール / 健康食品 / 化粧品 / Inonotus / hisidin

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we collected over 150 species of wild mushrooms in Nepal. We examined its antioxidant activity, melanin production inhibitory (promoting) activity, antiallergic activity and antibacterial activity. As a result, we found promising mushrooms showing several high functionality. In particular, the extract of Inonotus clemensiae showed high antioxidant activity, antiallergic activity and antibacterial activity. We succeeded in isolating its active ingredient Hispidin. It is also highly stable in the body. The findings obtained in this study, including species data showing similarly high activity, will be the basic knowledge for advanced use of Nepalese mushrooms.

Free Research Field

天然化合物