Mushroom polysaccharides as potential prebiotics with their antitumor and immunomodulating properties: A review

Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-14

  Singdevsachan, Sameer Kumar ^a   Auroshree, Pravamayee ^b   Mishra, Jigni ^b   Baliyarsingh, Bighneswar ^b   Tayung, Kumanand ^a   Thatoi, Hrudaynath ^b  

^a North Orissa University ^*  (India)

^b Biju Patnaik University of Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Antitumor; Immunomodulation; Mushroom; Polysaccharides; Prebiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GLUCAN; GLYCOPROTEIN; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; LENTINAN; POLYSACCHARIDE; POLYSACCHAROPEPTIDE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEIN BOUND POLYSACCHARIDE; SCHIZOPHYLLAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; IMMUNOMODULATION; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84953868402     PISSN: 22126198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcdf.2015.11.001     Document Type: Review

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