Proteins from Edible Mushrooms: Nutritional Role and Contribution to Well-Being

Edible mushrooms represent great promise for the future of food and medicine due to their excellent nutritional, functional, and therapeutic properties. Macrofungi synthesize numerous bioactive compounds, among which proteins stand out for their remarkable diversity, both in terms of structure and their nutritional and functional roles. Fungi from the phylum Basidiomycota have a high protein content, characterized by a complete and balanced amino acid composition. Proteins and peptides from...