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Abstract

For centuries, Ganoderma has been used as a traditional medicine in Asian countries to prevent and treat various diseases. Numerous publications are stating that Ganoderma species have a variety of beneficial medicinal properties, and investigations on different metabolic regulations of Ganoderma species, extracts or isolated compounds have been performed both in vitro and in vivo. However, it has frequently been questioned whether Ganoderma is simply a dietary supplement for health or just a useful “medication” for restorative purposes. More than 600 chemical compounds including alkaloids, meroterpenoids, nucleobases, nucleosides, polysaccharides, proteins, steroids and triterpenes were extracted and identified from Ganoderma, with triterpenes serving as the primary components. In recent years, Ganoderma triterpenes and other small molecular constituents have aroused the interest of chemists and pharmacologists. Meanwhile, considering the significance of the triterpene constituents in the development of new drugs, this review describes 495 compounds from 25 Ganoderma species published between 1984 and 2022, commenting on their source, biosynthetic pathway, identification, biological activities and biosynthesis, together with applications of advanced analytical techniques to the characterization of Ganoderma triterpenoids.

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Title
A Review of Ganoderma Triterpenoids and Their Bioactivities
Author
Galappaththi, Mahesh C A 1 ; Patabendige, Nimesha M 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Premarathne, Bhagya M 3 ; Hapuarachchi, Kalani K 4 ; Tibpromma, Saowaluck 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Dong-Qin, Dai 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Suwannarach, Nakarin 6   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Rapior, Sylvie 7   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Karunarathna, Samantha C 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Biological Resource and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing 655011, China; Postgraduate Institute of Science (PGIS), University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka 
 Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China 
 National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS), Hanthana, Kandy 20000, Sri Lanka 
 The Engineering Research Center of Southwest Bio-Pharmaceutical Resource Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China 
 Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Biological Resource and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing 655011, China 
 Research Center of Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand 
 Laboratory of Botany, Phytochemistry and Mycology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Univ Montpellier, 15 Avenue Charles Flahault, CS 14491, CEDEX 5, 34093 Montpellier, France; CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Natural Substances and Chemical Mediation Team, 15 Avenue Charles Flahault, CS 14491, CEDEX 5, 34093 Montpellier, France 
First page
24
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
2218273X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2767184746
Copyright
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.