Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, MORE- Laboratório Colaborativo Montanhas de Investigação, UTAD - Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biológicas

Mush4Chol – Development of an efficient hypocholesterolemic formulation from mushroom bioresidues through a sustainable integrated strategy

Development of an efficient hypocholesterolemic formulation from mushroom bioresidues through a sustainable integrated strategy

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Designação do Projeto | Project Name | Mush4Chol – Development of an efficient hypocholesterolemic formulation from mushroom bioresidues through a sustainable integrated strategy

Código do Projeto | Project Code | 2022.08844.PTDC

Domínio Científico | Scientific Domain | Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologias

Entidade Coordenadora | Coordinating Entity | Instituto Politécnico de Bragança

Entidades Participantes | Participating Entities | Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (iBET), MORE- Laboratório Colaborativo Montanhas de Investigação, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro – Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biológicas

Data de início | Starting Date | 01.03.2023

Data de conclusão | Conclusion Date | 28.02.2026

Custo total elegível | Total Eligible Cost | 249 217,12 €

Breve Descrição | Brief Description

Mush4chol aims to identifying bioactive substances with hypocholesteremic properties isolated from mushroom production waste.

Given the exponential growing of people suffering of hypercholesterolemia and the issues related with the common therapeutics, there is a real need to innovate and discover natural, safe, and efficient alternatives, able to decrease cholesterol levels and improve people well-being.