Macrophage-stimulating activity of polysaccharides extracted from fruiting bodies of Coriolus versicolor (Turkey tail mushroom)

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-181

  Jeong, Sang Chul ^a,b   Yang, Byung Keun ^a   Kim, Guk Nam ^a   Jeong, Hun ^a   Wilson, Michael A ^b   Cho, Yip ^b   Rao, K Sundar ^b   Song, Chi Hyun ^a  

^a Daegu University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coriolus versicolor; Macrophage stimulating activity; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; GAMMA INTERFERON; LYSOSOME ENZYME; NITRIC OXIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; SEPHAROSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORIOLUS VERSICOLOR; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUITING BODY; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; MOUSE; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR;

EID: 33745818602     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2006.9.175     Document Type: Article

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