Mushrooms as functional foods
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, N.J. :
John Wiley & Sons ,
c2008
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| Online Access: | Table of contents only |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Overview of mushroom cultivation and utilization as functional foods
- 2. Molecular analysis and genomic studies of shiitake mushroom Lentinula edodes
- 3. Nutritional value and health benefits of mushrooms
- 4. Sclerotia: Emerging functional food derived from mushrooms
- 5. Antitumor and immunomodulatory activities of mushroom polysaccharides
- 6. Regulatory issues of mushrooms as functional foods and dietry supplements: safety and efficacy