β-Glucans from edible and medicinal mushrooms: Characteristics, physicochemical and biological activities

Fengmei Zhu; Bin Du; Zhaoxiang BIAN; Baojun Xu

doi:10.1016/j.jfca.2015.01.019

β-Glucans from edible and medicinal mushrooms: Characteristics, physicochemical and biological activities

Fengmei Zhu, Bin Du, Zhaoxiang BIAN, Baojun Xu^*

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School of Chinese Medicine

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Abstract

One of the main active components from mushrooms was recently identified as β-glucan. Health-promoting β-glucans are an auspicious group of polysaccharides. β-Glucans from different sources such as cereals, yeast and grass have previously been documented. However, information on mushroom β-glucan is limited. This review summarizes the extraction, purification, quantification, and structural characterization of β-glucans, along with chemical and biological activities from this compound from mushrooms, and the current status of this research area with a view for future directions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	165-173
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
Volume	41
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2015.01.019
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2015

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Bioactivity
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Food analysis
Food composition
Mushroom
Quantification
Structure
β-Glucan

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