You mention testing the active acid in the mushroom powder, but if the mushroom powder already makes the infection worse, would the active ingredient in the powder not have the same effect?
Hi! Sometimes the interactions between functional groups can change the molecular behavior and how a compound acts. If we isolate just the acid, there is a possibility that because there are no other factors interacting with the acid, it may work to kill Salmonella rather than promote its growth of it.
This was a super good presentation. Could your mushroom possibly cure other types of bacteria that differ from salmonella based on the results of your experiments not supporting your hypothesis?
Hi! I don’t think that a compound could ever cure Salmonella just because there will always be random mutations that can occur no matter what kind of compound is used. I do think that Salmonella could be a bacteriostatic, meaning it prevents the growth of Salmonella, in other bacteria.
Hi! No I am not sure, it has worked as an antibiotic against other bacteria that have similar properties to Salmonella so I am not positive what properties caused it to promote the growth of Salmonella
Hi! We chose Lion’s Mane Mushroom Powder because it is a common probiotic that is sold in drug stores all over the United States. It also contains beta-glucan which is also used in cancer treatments in the United States and has shown antibiotic properties when fighting similar types of bacteria.
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You mention testing the active acid in the mushroom powder, but if the mushroom powder already makes the infection worse, would the active ingredient in the powder not have the same effect?
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Hi! Sometimes the interactions between functional groups can change the molecular behavior and how a compound acts. If we isolate just the acid, there is a possibility that because there are no other factors interacting with the acid, it may work to kill Salmonella rather than promote its growth of it.
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This was a super good presentation. Could your mushroom possibly cure other types of bacteria that differ from salmonella based on the results of your experiments not supporting your hypothesis?
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Hi! I don’t think that a compound could ever cure Salmonella just because there will always be random mutations that can occur no matter what kind of compound is used. I do think that Salmonella could be a bacteriostatic, meaning it prevents the growth of Salmonella, in other bacteria.
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Do you know specifically what properties of the lion mane mushroom powder makes it a probiotic?
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Hi! No I am not sure, it has worked as an antibiotic against other bacteria that have similar properties to Salmonella so I am not positive what properties caused it to promote the growth of Salmonella
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What led you to choose mane mushroom powder? Were there any chemical compounds that led you to perform that experiment?
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Hi! We chose Lion’s Mane Mushroom Powder because it is a common probiotic that is sold in drug stores all over the United States. It also contains beta-glucan which is also used in cancer treatments in the United States and has shown antibiotic properties when fighting similar types of bacteria.
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