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dc.contributor.authorElkhateeb, Waill Aen_UK
dc.contributor.authorDaba, Ghoson Men_UK
dc.contributor.authorElnahas, Marwa Oen_UK
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Paul Wen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-27T01:02:47Z-
dc.date.available2020-03-27T01:02:47Z-
dc.date.issued2020en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/30844-
dc.description.abstractPolypore mushrooms have been used medicinally for thousands of years. Agarikon (Fomitopsis officinalis) is a medicinal polypore mushroom containing a host of pharmacologically active compounds that beneficially affect human health. Agarikon is known for its capability of producing various biologically active compounds with medical applications such as antiviral, antibacterial, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory agents. This review describes the importance of medicinal mushrooms, with a specific focus on Agarikon as an example of a globally commercialized medicinal mushroom.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherMedknow Publicationsen_UK
dc.relationElkhateeb WA, Daba GM, Elnahas MO & Thomas PW (2020) Fomitopsis officinalis mushroom: ancient gold mine of functional components and biological activities for modern medicine. Egyptian Pharmaceutical Journal, 18 (4), pp. 285-289. https://doi.org/10.4103/epj.epj_46_19en_UK
dc.rightsThis is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/), which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/en_UK
dc.subjectAgarikon (Fomitopsis officinalis)en_UK
dc.subjectbiological activitiesen_UK
dc.subjectmedicinal mushroomsen_UK
dc.subjectsecondary metabolitesen_UK
dc.subjecttraditional medicineen_UK
dc.titleFomitopsis officinalis mushroom: ancient gold mine of functional components and biological activities for modern medicineen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.4103/epj.epj_46_19en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleEgyptian Pharmaceutical Journalen_UK
dc.citation.issn2090-9853en_UK
dc.citation.issn1687-4315en_UK
dc.citation.volume18en_UK
dc.citation.issue4en_UK
dc.citation.spage285en_UK
dc.citation.epage289en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.citation.date28/01/2020en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationEgyptian National Research Centreen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationEgyptian National Research Centreen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationEgyptian National Research Centreen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBiological and Environmental Sciencesen_UK
dc.identifier.wtid1588321en_UK
dc.date.accepted2019-10-16en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2019-10-16en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2020-03-25en_UK
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local.rioxx.authorElkhateeb, Waill A|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorDaba, Ghoson M|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorElnahas, Marwa O|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorThomas, Paul W|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2020-03-25en_UK
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