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Nutritional profiling confirmed the depletion of soluble protein and total sugars in pine wood, alongside elevated defensive polyphenols and flavonoids, reflecting an active stress response from viable pine parenchyma cells upon colonization. No significant shifts in mineral element concentrations were detected in colonized pine wood, indicating that Poria cocos selectively absorbs target minerals without altering the overall mineral pool of host wood tissue. 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