Autolysis of lentinan, an antitumor polysaccharide, during storage of Lentinus edodes, shiitake mushroom

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1530-1532

  Minato, Ken Ichiro ^a   Mizuno, Masashi ^a   Terai, Hirofumi ^a   Tsuchida, Hironobu ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antitumor polysaccharide; exo glucanase; Lentinan; Lentinus edodes; Polyphenol oxidase

Indexed keywords

LENTINAN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHEMISTRY; DEGRADATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD STORAGE; LENTINUS EDODES; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MUSHROOM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; TIME;

ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD HANDLING; LENTINAN; SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS; TIME FACTORS;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; LENTINULA EDODES; LENTINUS;

EID: 0032915362     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf981022w     Document Type: Article

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