Enhancement of mycelial growth and polysaccharide production in Ganoderma lucidum (the Chinese medicinal fungus, 'Lingzhi') by the addition of ethanol

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 841-844

  Yang, Hai Long ^a   Wu, Tian Xiang ^a   Zhang, Ke Chang ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Ethanol; Ganoderma lucidum; Lingzhi; Medicinal fungus; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; GANODERMA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; GANODERMA; POLYSACCHARIDES;

FUNGI; GANODERMA; GANODERMA LUCIDUM;

EID: 3342928848     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BILE.0000025888.93564.a0     Document Type: Article

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