Merck Research Discovers Bacteria Killing Compound in Mushrooms

Researchers at Merck pharmaceutical have discovered that Reishi mushroom has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties, a find that may lead to new treatments for bacterial infections that affect humans.

Sarasota, USA – October 29, 2015 /PressCable/ —

A breakthrough news report, published by the Huffington Post, reveals some astonishing, yet little known health benefits found in the enzymes of an iconic mushroom known commonly as Reishi, or Ling Zhi.

“The variety of these enzymes, among more than 400 active constituents that have been found, indicate that mushrooms such as reishi are like miniature pharmaceutical factories that can produce hundreds of medicinally-interactive compounds”, according to Huffington Post breaking news.

Paul Stamets, author of the enlightening report, is an advisor for the Program of Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona Medical School, in Tucson. His expert, progressive insight describes the mushroom as likely “the most respected medicinal mushroom in Asia. Reishi is a common name for a complex of closely-allied species of the Ganoderma genus.” Stamets explains the latest “DNA barcoding and phylogenetic techniques have revealed that this name had been inappropriately applied by taxonomists to what is in fact a group of close relatives.”

Regardless of classification, Ganoderma lucidum, reishi, is “now one of the few mushroom species whose DNA has been fully sequenced, with an incredulous 16,113 known genes. “Reishi is remarkable for its diversity of genes coding for cytochrome P450 enzymes. These enzymes not only afford this species a broad arsenal for producing secondary metabolites for digesting nutrients, but may also confer benefits to human health such as enhancing the degradation of toxins and free radicals and increasing the liver’s metabolic efficiency”, said Stamets.

Stamets explains his optimism in the findings, “Today, reishi stands out as one of the most valuable of all polypore mushrooms in nature for the benefit of health”. He also referenced his work investigating reishi with the U.S. Defense Department’s BioShield BioDefense program, as well as studies by Merck pharmaceutical researchers who tested the extracts of 204 species of mushrooms for their antimicrobial properties, finding “The mushrooms showing the most activity were ‘reishi’ species, of which 73 percent of the strains showed activities against the bacterium Bacillus subtilis. A review of the scientific literature reveals that many of the traditional medicinal claims can now be validated, especially the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.”

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