[A comparison study on the physical/chemical properties and immunomodulatory activities of mycelial polysaccharide extracts from five Ganoderma species].

Five Ganoderma species, including G. lucidum, G. tsugae, G.

Effects of ursolic acid and oleanolic acid on human colon carcinoma cell line HCT15.

Aim: Ursolic acid (UA) and oleanolic acid (OA) are triperpene acids having a similar chemical structure and are distributed wildly in plants all over the world. In recent years, it was found that they had marked anti-tumor effects. There is little literature currently available regarding their effects on colon carcinoma cells.