Lichens represent self-supporting symbioses, which occur in a wide range of terrestrial
habitats and which contribute significantly to mineral cycling and energy flow at a global …

The number of mushrooms on Earth is estimated at 140,000, yet maybe only
10%(approximately 14,000 named species) are known. Mushrooms comprise a vast and yet …

Mushrooms were considered as a special delicacy by early civilizations and valued as a
credible source of nutrients including considerable amounts of dietary fiber, minerals, and …

Comprehensive in scope, Food Polysaccharides and Their Applications, Second Edition
explains the production aspects and the chemical and physical properties of the main …

In the last few decades, mushrooms have increasingly been used as a source of therapeutic
agents or health food supplements. In particular, polysaccharides or polysaccharide-protein …

Yeast forms of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis grown in liquid medium produced exocellular
components. Immunodiffusion reactions and immunoprecipitations of 131I-radiolabeled …

Lichens have been used for medicinal purposes throughout the ages, and beneficial claims
have to some extent been correlated with their polysaccharide content. Of 13,500 lichen …

Basidiomycete mushrooms represent a valuable source of biologically active compounds
with anticancer properties. This feature is primarily attributed to polysaccharides and their …

Stable, long-term interactions between fungi and algae or cyanobacteria, collectively known
as lichens, have repeatedly evolved complex architectures with little resemblance to their …

This article will review selected herbal products used in traditional Chinese medicine,
including medicinal mushrooms (巴西蘑菇 bā xī mó gū; Agaricus blazei, 雲芝 yún zhī; …