Bioactive principles from Cordyceps sinensis: A potent food supplement - A review

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1013-1030

  Shashidhar, M G ^a,b   Giridhar, P ^b   Udaya Sankar, K ^b   Manohar, B ^a,b  

^a ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH ACSIR   (India)

^b CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bioactives; Cordyceps sinensis; Extraction; Health benefits

Indexed keywords

CORDYCEPS SINENSIS; FUNGI;

EID: 84880505969     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2013.04.018     Document Type: Review

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