First Data on Antiviral Activity of Aqueous Extracts from Medicinal Mushrooms from the Altai Mountains in Russia against Influenza Virus Type A.

Fungi are a promising source of biologically active compounds. Here we publish new data on the antiviral activity of some Agaricomycetes species. We studied the antiviral activity of the total polysaccharide fraction of aqueous extracts from fruiting bodies of eight Agaricomycetes (Hygrophorus agathosmus, H.