- 著者
- Thekkuttuparambil A. Ajith Kainoor K. Janardhanan
- 出版者
- 日本酸化ストレス学会
- 雑誌
- Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition (ISSN:09120009)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.40, no.3, pp.157-162, 2007 (Released:2007-04-25)
- 参考文献数
- 34
- 被引用文献数
- 52 140
Medicinal mushrooms occurring in South India namely Ganoderma lucidum, Phellinus rimosus, Pleurotus florida and Pleurotus pulmonaris possessed profound antioxidant and antitumor activities. This indicated that these mushrooms would be valuable sources of antioxidant and antitumor compounds. Investigations also revealed that they had significant antimutagenic and anticarcinogenic activities. Thus, Indian medicinal mushrooms are potential sources of antioxidant and anticancer compounds. However, intensive and extensive investigations are needed to exploit their valuable therapeutic use.