Bioactivity and chemical characterization of Fistulina hepatica extracts.

• Autor(es): Vaz, Josiana A. ; Tavares, Catarina ; Almeida, Gabriela M. ; Martins, Anabela ; Vasconcelos, M. Helena ; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.
• Data: 2011
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/6204
• Origem: Biblioteca Digital do IPB
• Tipo de Documento: Documento de conferência
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

Fistulina hepatica, the beefsteak fungus, belongs to the order Agaricales and is commonly found all over Europe, North America, Australia and North Africa. Being a good edible species, it has also been investigated for its medicinal and pharmaceutical capacities. The anti-tumor activity of F. hepatica polysaccharides extracts from the mycelial culture was reported after intraperitoneally administration into white mice [1]. Nevertheless, nothing has been reported in phenolic and polysaccharidic extracts from the fruiting body.