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Title: | Cosmetic and skincare benefits of cultivated mycelia from the Chinese caterpillar mushroom, Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Ascomycetes) | Authors: | Cheng, WY Wei, XQ Siu, KC Song, AX Wu, JY |
Issue Date: | 2018 | Source: | International journal of medicinal mushrooms, 2018, v. 20, no. 7, p. 623-636 | Abstract: | Mushrooms are potential sources of novel natural cosmeceutical ingredients. This study was conducted to evaluate the cosmetic (skincare) benefits of the valuable medicinal species Ophiocordyceps sinensis (=Cordyceps sinensis). The mycelial extracts of 2 O. sinensis strains, Cs-HK1 and Cs-4, prepared sequentially with ethyl acetate, ethanol, and hot water were tested with in vitro assays for tyrosinase-, collagenase-, and elastase-inhibitory activity. The ethyl acetate extracts of both fungal strains showed potent antityrosinase and antielastase activity, with low half-maximal inhibitory concentrations (0.14–0.47 mg/mL) comparable to those of the respective reference compounds (arbutin and epigallocatechin gallate). All mycelial extracts exhibited moderate or significant anticollagenase activity; most extracts showed a significant photoprotective effect with a sun protection factor up to 25. The results from this study show the potential use of O. sinensis as a source of cosmetic ingredients for skincare applications. | Keywords: | Anticollagenase Antielastase Antioxidant Antityrosinase Cordyceps sinensis Medicinal mushrooms and fungi Mycelial extract Ophiocordyceps sinensis |
Publisher: | Begell House | Journal: | International journal of medicinal mushrooms | ISSN: | 1521-9437 | EISSN: | 1940-4344 | DOI: | 10.1615/IntJMedMushrooms.2018026883 | Rights: | The following publication Cheng, W. Y., Wei, X. Q., Siu, K. C., Song, A. X., & Wu, J. Y. (2018). Cosmetic and skincare benefits of cultivated mycelia from the Chinese caterpillar mushroom, Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Ascomycetes). International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 20(7), p. 623-636 is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1615/IntJMedMushrooms.2018026883 |
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