Mushrooms: a potential natural source of anti-inflammatory compounds for medical applications

• Main Authors: Elsayed, Elsayed Ahmed, El Enshasy, Hesham Ali, Wadaan, Mohammad Ahmed M., Abdul Aziz, Ramlan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/54208/1/RamlanAbdulAziz2014_Mushroomsapotentialnatural.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/54208/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/805841
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

For centuries, macrofungi have been used as food and medicine in different parts of the world. This is mainly attributed to their nutritional value as a potential source of carbohydrates, proteins, amino acids, and minerals. In addition, they also include many bioactive metabolites which make mushro...