Polysaccharopeptide from the Turkey Tail fungus Trametes versicolor (L.:Fr.) pilát inhibits human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transciptase and protease

International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-43

  Tzi, Bun Ng ^a   Wang, Hexiang ^a   Wan, D C C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

AIDS; Anticancer activity; HIV 1; Medicinal mushrooms; Polysaccharides; Trametes versicolor

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN A; ELASTASE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; POLYSACCHAROPEPTIDE; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE K; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; SUBTILISIN; TRYPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; TAIL; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR; TURKEY (BIRD);

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR;

EID: 33646874132     PISSN: 15219437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/IntJMedMushr.v8.i1.40     Document Type: Article

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