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Mushrooms Used to Make Gold Nanoparticles for Medicine

Mushrooms Used to Make Gold Nanoparticles for Medicine

Oyster mushroom, Reishi, Shiitake

What they found

Oyster, reishi and shiitake are being used to make gold nanoparticles for cancer therapy, biosensors and drug delivery.

Oyster, reishi and shiitake are being used to make gold nanoparticles for cancer therapy, biosensors and drug delivery.

How solid is it?

Lab dish

Lab dish

Lab – chemical analysis

Lab – chemical analysis

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Pleurotus ostreatus, Ganoderma lucidum, Lentinula edodes

Pleurotus ostreatus, Ganoderma lucidum, Lentinula edodes

Compound

gold nanoparticles

gold nanoparticles

Published in

Inorganic Chemistry Communications

Inorganic Chemistry Communications

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Section

HEALTH & WELLNESS

HEALTH & WELLNESS

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Mushroom-Made Gold

Mushroom-Made Gold

Mushrooms like oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus), reishi (Ganoderma lucidum), and shiitake (Lentinula edodes) are being used to biosynthesize gold nanoparticles for cancer therapy, biosensors, and drug delivery.

Mushrooms like oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus), reishi (Ganoderma lucidum), and shiitake (Lentinula edodes) are being used to biosynthesize gold nanoparticles for cancer therapy, biosensors, and drug delivery.

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