Mushrooms as functional foods /
Mushrooms as functional foods /
edited by Peter C.K. Cheung
- Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, c2008
- xxi, 259 p. : ill (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
9780470054062 (cloth)
Mushrooms--Therapeutic use
Functional foods
Agaricales--chemistry
Food Analysis
Food Technology
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
9780470054062 (cloth)
Mushrooms--Therapeutic use
Functional foods
Agaricales--chemistry
Food Analysis
Food Technology