Polysaccharides of higher fungi: Biological role, structure and antioxidative activity;Polisaharidi viših gljiva: Biološka uloga, struktura i antioksidativna aktivnost

Hemijska Industrija

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 305-320

  Kozarski, Maja S ^a   Klaus, Anita S ^a   Nikšić, Miomir P ^a   Van Griensven, Leo J L D ^b   Vrvić, Miroslav M ^a,c   Jakovljević, Dragica M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Antioxidative properties; Fungi; Polysaccharide extracts; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898659967     PISSN: 0367598X     EISSN: 0350249X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/HEMIND121114056K     Document Type: Review

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