Unravel the Chemistry and Biology of a Valuable Medicinal Mushroom—Antrodia camphorate
Antrodia camphorata ( AC ) , also known as Antrodia cinnamomea, is an extremely rare fungus native to the forested regions of Taiwan province of China. It is also a traditional Chinese medicine, and Taiwanese aborigines being applied for treating liver diseases and protecting from food and drug intoxication. Scientific studies have demonstrated that AC crude extracts and its pure chemical compounds possess a variety of beneficial functions such as antihypertensive, anti-hyperlipidemic, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-tumor, and immuno-modulatory activities. Recent studies have shown that many of these biological and pharmacological activities can be attributed to various active chemical constituents including polysaccharides, terpenoids, steroids, lignans, benzoquinone derivatives, benzenoids, maleic and succinic acid derivatives. In the present presentation, we will first share some chemistry and biology of AC. These include the chemical constituents and associated biological activities. Chemical fingerprint has been used to standardize the production and quality control of this valuable medicinal mushroom. We will also discuss on the pharmacokinetics features of two isolated active components, antrodin B and antrodin C, derived from AC. Lastly, we will focus on the potential andalcoholic effect of AC.
Antrodia camphorata Pharmacokinetics Antrodin B Antrodin C Anti-alcoholic
Kelvin Sze-Yin LEUNG Patrick Ying-Kit YUE
Department of Chemistry Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, HKSAR, China
国际会议
The 18th Congress of the International Society for Mushroom Science(第十八届国际食用菌大会 ISMS18)
北京
英文
471-475
2012-08-27（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）