Isolation, Purification, Structural Elucidation, Chemical Modification and Biological Activities of Polysaccharides from the Fruting Bodies of Hericium Erinaceus
Hericium erinaceus was a well known edible and medicinal fungus which has beenused traditionally in china to treat gastric ulcer, chronic gastritis and other digestive tractrelated diseases. Both the fruiting bodies and mycelia of the fungus have been reported tocontain some bioactive polysaccharides. It has been shown that the polysaccharides fromHericium erinaceus exhibit such various pharmacological activities as enhancement ofimmune system, antitumor, hypoglycemic and anti-aging, etc. Most of ...