Mushrooms as functional foods

Main Author: Cheung, Peter C. K.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, c2008.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10278564
Table of Contents:
  • An overview of mushroom cultivation and utilization as functional foods
  • Molecular analysis & genomic studies of the shiitake mushroom Lentinula edodes
  • Nutritional value and health benefits of mushrooms
  • Sclerotia : an emerging functional food derived from mushrooms
  • Antitumor and immunomodulatory activities of mushroom polysaccharides
  • Regulatory issues of mushrooms as functional foods and dietary supplements : safety and efficacy.