Antioxidant power and DNA repair effects of Lingzhi or Reishi medicinal mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum (W.Curt.:Fr.) P. Karst. (Aphyllophoromycetideae), in human acute post-ingestion study

International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 359-366

  Wachtel Galor, Sissi ^a   Wong, Wan Chi ^a   Choi, Siu Wai ^a   Benzie, Iris F F ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Bioavailability; DNA; FRAP; Ganoderma lucidum; Lingzhi or Reishi mushroom; Medicinal mushrooms

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LYMPHOCYTE; MUSHROOM; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARAMETER; PLASMA ANTIOXIDANT POWER; POSTPRANDIAL STATE;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; GANODERMA LUCIDUM;

EID: 79851476209     PISSN: 15219437     EISSN: 19404344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/IntJMedMushr.v12.i4.30     Document Type: Article

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