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Table 1 Selected Medicinal Mushroom with β-glucans as Active Components

From: The effects of β-glucan on human immune and cancer cells

Herbs

Common Name

β-glucans structure

Types of β-glucans

Lentinus edodes

Shiitake mushroom

β-1,3;1,6-glucan

Lentinan

Schizophyllan commune

Brazilian mushroom, Schizophyllan

β-1,3;1,6-glucan

Schizophyllan (SPG) or sizofiran

Grifola frondosa

Maitake mushroom

β-1,3;1,6-glucan with xylose and mannose

Maitake D-Fraction

Coriolus versicolor

Yun Zhi

Protein bound β-1,3;1,6-glucan

PSP (polysaccharide peptide) PSK (polysaccharide-Kureha or polysaccharide-K, krestin)

Ganoderma lucidum

Lingzhi, Reishi

β-1,3;1,6-glucan

Ganoderma polysaccharides, Ganopoly

Agaricus blazei

Brazilian sun-mushroom, Himematsutake mushroom

Protein bound β-1,6-glucan

Agaricus polysaccharides

Pleurotus ostreatus

Oyster mushroom, píng gû

β-1,3-glucan with galactose and mannose

Pleuran

Coprinus comatus

Shaggy ink cap, lawyer's wig, or shaggy mane

β-1,3-glucan

Coprinus polysaccharides