Tramesan, a novel polysaccharide from Trametes versicolor. Structural characterization and biological effects.

Mushrooms represent a formidable source of bioactive compounds. Some of these may be considered as biological response modifiers; these include compounds with a specific biological function: antibiotics (e.g. plectasin), immune system stimulator (e,g, lentinan), antitumor agents (e.g. krestin, PSK)...

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Main Authors: Marzia Scarpari, Massimo Reverberi, Alessia Parroni, Valeria Scala, Corrado Fanelli, Chiara Pietricola, Slaven Zjalic, Vittoria Maresca, Agostino Tafuri, Maria R Ricciardi, Roberto Licchetta, Simone Mirabilii, Aris Sveronis, Paola Cescutti, Roberto Rizzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5567496?pdf=render