Table 6.2
(continued)
Species
Medicinal
properties
Active principles or extracts
Source
Antitumor
Ethanol extracts from sporomes
Mizuno et al. (1996);
Chatterjee et al. (2013)
Tricholoma matsutake
(S. Ito & S. Imai)
Singer
Antioxidant
Alkali-extracted polysaccharide fractions
Tong et al. (2013)
Antitumour
A novel polysaccharide named TMP-A extracted
from sporomes originated inhibition of growth
of S180 tumors in vivo. Previously hot water
extracts proved to be effective
against Sarcoma 180
Hou et al. (2013);
Ikekawa et al. (1969)
Antibacterial
A novel polysaccharide named TMP-A extracted
from sporomes originated inhibition of
Micrococcus lysodeikticus
growth in vitro
Hou et al. (2013)
Tricholoma mongolicum
S. Imai
Antitumour
Lectins, sugar-bindingproteins
Wang et al. (1996, 1998)
Tricholoma terreum
(Schaeff.) P. Kumm.
[=T. myomyces
(Pers.)
J.E. Lange]
Antioxidant
Methanol extracts from sporomes
Akata et al. (2012)
Tricholoma populinum
J.E. Lange
Antiallergic
Ergosterol peroxide from whole mushrooms
Kreisel et al. (1990)
Tuber aestivum
Vittad
Antioxidant
Ergosterol and phenolic compounds extracted
from sporomes
Villares et al. (2012)
Tuber magnatum
Picco
Antioxidant
Phenolic compounds and flavonoids
Segneanu et al. (2012)
Tuber melanosporum
Vittad
Antioxidant
Ergosterol, flavonoids, and phenolic
compounds extracted from sporomes
Segneanu et al. (2012);
Villares et al. (2012)
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