Antiviral properties of basidiomycetes metabolites
Avtonomova, A.V.; Krasnopolskaya, L.M.
Antibiotiki i Khimioterapiia 59(7-8): 41-48
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 0235-2990 PMID: 25975107 Document Number: 677314
The data on the antiviral action of the Ganoderma lucidum, Lentinus edodes, Grifola frondosa, Agaricus brasiliensis and other basidiomycetes metabolites are summurized. The metabolites of these species of basidiomycetes exhibit a direct antiviral effect on herpes simplex virus types I and II, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus, vesicular stomatitis virus, influenza virus, Epstein-Barr virus, and others. Moreover, metabolites of basidiomycetes increased antiviral immunity.