Ganoderma applanation: A promising mushroom for antitumor and immunomodulating activity

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 614-619

  Jeong, Yong Tae ^a   Yang, Byung Keun ^a   Jeong, Sang Chul ^a   Kim, Sang Min ^a   Song, Chi Hyun ^a  

^a Daegu University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antitumor; Exo biopolymer; Ganoderma applanatum; Mushroom

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; BIOPOLYMER; CARBOHYDRATE; EXO BIOPOLYMER; GANODERMA APPLANATUM EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; GLYCINE; MANNOSE; PHOSPHATASE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; SERINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GANODERMA; GANODERMA APPLANATUM; IMMUNOMODULATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; SPLEEN CELL; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LYSOSOME; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; SARCOMA 180; TUMOR CELL LINE;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; GANODERMA; GANODERMA APPLANATUM; MUS;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BIOPOLYMERS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GANODERMA; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYSOSOMES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PHYTOTHERAPY; SARCOMA 180;

EID: 44149121924     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2294     Document Type: Article

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