Mushroom nutriceuticals

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 473-476

  Chang, S T ^a   Buswell, J A ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bioactive compounds; cultivated mushrooms; mushroom nutriceuticals; polysaccharide protein complexes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029802053     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00419460     Document Type: Article

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