International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

ISSN for PRINT: 1521-9437

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2003, Volume5

Issue 2

130 pages

DOI: 10.1615/InterJMedicMush.v5.i2

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Christine J. G. Duncan
Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677. Currently at: Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210

William Cibula
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406

Samir A. Ross
Department of Pharmacognosy and National Center for Natural Products Research, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677

Approximately 100 fungal samples of the sporophores of higher Basidiomycetes and Ascomycetes were collected from summer, 1999, to spring, 2000, mainly from the state of Mississippi, USA. Fungal material was subjected to lyophilization and extraction, and thus provided crude extracts that were screened for anticancer, antimalarial, antimicrobial, and immunostimulatory activity. Screening revealed several biologically active extracts: five showed anticancer activity, five showed antimalarial activity, seven showed antimicrobial activity, and 24 showed immunostimulatory activity.

DOI: 10.1615/InterJMedicMush.v5.i2.60 Download article, 10 pages

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