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botanical illustration of Shiitake, Lentinus edodes

botanical record · discovered

Shiitake

Lentinus edodes

Shiitake

At a glance

Origin / distribution: NO

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: ISOPENTENYL-ADENINE, ISOPENTENYL-ADENOSINE, ALANINE, PHENYLALANINE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: "

Scientific name: Lentinus edodes

Common names: Shiitake

History

The source record documents this plant in NO.

Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • NO

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • Selenium-enriched <i>Lentinus edodes</i>: characterization and antidiabetic effects in Wistar rats. · 2026 source ↗
  • The Effect of <i>Lentinus edodes</i> Stem Powder on the Growth Performance Immune Responses and Gut Microbiota of Sika Deer Fawns. · 2026 source ↗
  • Analysis of the Umami Taste and Volatile Flavor Components of <i>Lentinus edodes</i> Stipe Hydrolysates Derived After Different Enzymatic Treatments. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • ISOPENTENYL-ADENINE
  • ISOPENTENYL-ADENOSINE
  • ALANINE
  • PHENYLALANINE
  • AMINO-ACIDS
  • 5'-CYCLIC-AMP
  • ARGININE
  • ASPARTIC-ACID
  • BIS-((METHYL-SULFONYL)-METHYL)-DISULFIDE
  • ALPHA-AMINO-BUTYRIC-ACID
  • GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID
  • CARBON-DISULFIDE
  • CARDIOLIPIN
  • CEREBROSIDE-IX
  • CEREBROSIDE-LEN-I
  • CEREBROSIDE-LEN-II
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  • CEREBROSIDE-LEN-III
  • CEREBROSIDE-LEN-IV
  • CEREBROSIDE-V
  • CEREBROSIDE-VI
  • CEREBROSIDE-VII
  • CEREBROSIDE-VIII
  • CEREBROSIDE-X
  • PHOSPHATIDYL-CHOLINE
  • CYSTATHIONINE
  • CYSTINE
  • N-N'-BIS-GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-CYSTINE
  • DIMETHYL-DISULFIDE
  • DIMETHYL-TRISULFIDE
  • 1-3-DITHIETANE
  • DITHIOMETHANE
  • EMITANIN-B
  • EMITANIN-1A
  • ERITADENINE
  • DEOXYERITADENINE
  • PHOSPHATIDYL-ETHANOLAMINE
  • GLUCAN
  • GLUTAMIC-ACID
  • GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-GLUTAMIC-ACID
  • GLYCINE
  • 1-2-4-7-9-10-HEXATHIADODECANE
  • 1-2-3-5-6-8-HEXATHIONANE
  • HISTIDINE
  • METHYLHYDRODISULFIDE
  • LENTHIONINE
  • LENTINIC-ACID
  • LENTINUS-ANTIBIOTIC-KS-2-A
  • LENTINUS-EDODES-ALPHA-GLUCAN
  • LENTINUS-EDODES-ANTITUMOR-SUBSTANCE
  • LENTINUS-EDODES-BAGASSE-POLYSACCHARIDE-ANTIBIOTIC-C-1-2
  • LENTINUS-EDODES-BETA-GLUCAN
  • LENTINUS-EDODES-GLYCOPROTEIN
  • LENTINUS-EDODES-POLYSACCHARIDE
  • LENTINUS-EDODES-VIRUS-PARTICLE-F
  • LENTINUS-EDODES-VIRUS-PARTICLE
  • LENTINUS-FRUITING-BODY-PROTEIN(FBP)
  • LENTINUS-LIGNIN-EP3
  • LENTINUS-POLYSACCHARIDE-E
  • LEUCINE
  • ISOLEUCINE
  • ALLOISOLEUCINE
  • LINOLEIC-ACID
  • LYSINE
  • METHANETHIOL
  • METHIONINE
  • NICOTIANINE
  • GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-NICOTIANINE
  • OCT-1-EN-3-OL
  • OCT-2-EN-1-OL
  • OCTAN-1-OL
  • OCTAN-3-ONE
  • OLEIC-ACID
  • ORNITHINE
  • PALMITIC-ACID
  • 1-2-4-5-7-PENTATHIOCANE
  • PROLINE
  • SACCHAROPINE
  • SACCHAROPINE-LACTAM
  • SERINE
  • 1-(METHYL-THIO)-DIMETHYL-DISULFIDE
  • TAURINE
  • DIMETHYLTETRASULFIDE
  • 2-3-5-6-TETRATHIAHEPTANE
  • TETRATHIANE
  • 1-2-3-5-TETRATHIANE
  • 1-2-4-5-TETRATHIANE
  • 1-2-4-6-TETRATHIEPANE
  • THIAZOLIDINE-4-CARBOXYLIC-ACID
  • 1-2-4-TRITHIOLANE
  • THREONINE
  • GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-TRANSFERASE
  • 1-3-5-TRITHIANE
  • TRYPTOPHAN
  • TYROSINE
  • VALINE
  • ZEATIN
  • ZEATIN-RIBOSIDE
  • DIHYDROZEATIN

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Lentinus edodes
Lentinus edodes · frankenstoen from Portland, Oregon

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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