Table 1.
Bioactive compounds from mushrooms with anticancer activity.
| Mushroom | Cancer | Common name | Compound/extract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agaricus bisporus | Breast, colorectal | White button | Polysaccharides, lectin |
| Ganoderma lucidum | Breast, colorectal, cervical, prostate, liver, and lung | Lingzhi/reishi | Ganoderma polysaccharides, polysaccharide-peptides |
| Coriolus versicolor | Breast, colorectal, and skin | Yun Zhi | Krestin, PSK, PSP |
| Lentinus edodes | Cervical/ovarian, gastric, and skin | Shiitake | Lentinan |
| Grifola frondosa | Breast and bladder | Maitake | Grifolan, Maitake D fraction |
| Agaricus blazei | Leukemia, hematological, stomach, and lung | Brazilian | Agaricus polysaccharides |
| P. tuber-regium | Liver | King tuber | Pleuran |
| Flammulina velutipes | Skin | Winter | Flammulin |
Modified from Roupas et al. (2012).