Molecular characterization of polysaccharides in hot-water extracts of Ganoderma lucidum fruiting bodies

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-67

  Chang, Yi Wei ^a   Lu, Ting Jang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

(1 3, 1 6) D glucans; Ganoderma lucidum; Immuno modulating activity; Multi angle laser light scattering; Polysaccharides; Size exclusion chromatography

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANILINE; BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; CARBON 13; GALACTOSE; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; HOT WATER; MANNOSE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTON; SUGAR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FRUITING BODY; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOLUBILITY;

GANODERMA; GANODERMA LUCIDUM;

EID: 2542621258     PISSN: 10219498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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