Health-promoting potential of edible macromycetes under special consideration of polysaccharides: A review

European Food Research and Technology

Volumn 234, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 369-380

  Stachowiak, Barbara ^a   Reguła, Julita ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Edible mushrooms; Health promoting potential; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES; ANTI-TUMORS; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; EDIBLE MUSHROOM; HEALTH-PROMOTING POTENTIAL; MACROMYCETES; NON-STARCH POLYSACCHARIDES; POLYKETIDES; POLYPHENOLS; PREBIOTICS; SCIENTIFIC STUDIES; SECONDARY METABOLITES;

BIOACTIVITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DRUG PRODUCTS; FUNGI; HEALTH; LIPIDS; OLEFINS; PHENOLS;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 84857235021     PISSN: 14382377     EISSN: 14382385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00217-011-1656-9     Document Type: Review

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