Mushroom polysaccharides from Ganoderma lucidum and Poria cocos reveal prebiotic functions

Ganoderma lucidum and Poria cocos are the medicinal mushrooms that have been used as traditional Chinese medicines and consumed as functional foods. We hypothesized that these mushroom polysaccharides could contribute to health benefits, in part, by modulating gut microbiota (GM). In this study, mus...

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Main Authors: Imran Khan, Guoxin Huang, Xiaoang Li, Waikit Leong, Wenrui Xia, W.L. Wendy Hsiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464617307715