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The Pharmacological Potential of Mushrooms

This review describes pharmacologically active compounds from mushrooms. Compounds and complex substances with antimicrobial, antiviral, antitumor, antiallergic, immunomodulating, anti-inflammatory, antiatherogenic, hypoglycemic, hepatoprotective and central activities are covered, focusing on the r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lindequist, Ulrike, Niedermeyer, Timo H. J., Jülich, Wolf-Dieter
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1193547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16136207
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/neh107
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Sumario:This review describes pharmacologically active compounds from mushrooms. Compounds and complex substances with antimicrobial, antiviral, antitumor, antiallergic, immunomodulating, anti-inflammatory, antiatherogenic, hypoglycemic, hepatoprotective and central activities are covered, focusing on the review of recent literature. The production of mushrooms or mushroom compounds is discussed briefly.