Polysaccharides in Lentinus edodes: Isolation, Structure, Immunomodulating Activity and Future Prospective

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 474-487

  Xu, Xiaofei ^a,b   Yan, Huidan ^a   Tang, Jian ^b   Chen, Jian ^a   Zhang, Xuewu ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Infinitus (China) Company Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

antitumor; immunomodulation; lentinan; Lentinus edodes; polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANTI-TUMORS; CHAIN CONFORMATIONS; EXTRACTION AND PURIFICATIONS; IMMUNO MODULATIONS; IMMUNOMODULATING ACTIVITIES; LENTINAN; LENTINUS EDODES;

FOOD TECHNOLOGY; NUTRITION;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

LENTINULA EDODES;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; POLYSACCHARIDE;

CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOMODULATION; LENTINULA EDODES; REVIEW;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; IMMUNOMODULATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS;

EID: 84887965275     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2011.587616     Document Type: Review

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