Lithium biofortification of medicinal mushrooms Agrocybe cylindracea and Hericium erinaceus.

ABSTRACT: Although an increase in dietary lithium (Li) has been suggested as a possible method for mood stabilization and for decreasing violence and suicidal rates, no Li-enriched food has entered the market. Here we continue to explore the feasibility of mushrooms in this respect and have investigated the growth, accumulation and mineral content (Ca, K, Mg and Na) of Agrocybe cylidracea and Hericium erinaceus cultivated on substrates supplemented with 0.25-1.0 mM of Li as acetate or chloride. As demonstrated, supplementation with LiCl yielded more satisfactory results, did not alter mushroom biomass, appearance, shape or size regardless of Li concentration. It also had no significant effect on mineral composition and resulted in a concentration-dependent uptake of Li and its accumula

SUBMITTER: Rzymski P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5502032 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature