Table 1 Role of mushroom as an important product

1

Pleurotus, Agaricus, Ganoderma Schizophyllan commune, Grifola frondosa Coriolus versicolor, Ganoderma lucidum,

Used as medicine to boost immune responses against cancer

Kodama et al. ([2002]); Gao et al. ([2003]); Maehara et al. ([2012])

2

Pleurotus, Agaricus,

Possess antimutagenic or antigenotoxic power to fight against cancer

Gameiro et al. ([2013]); Kang et al. ([2012])

3

Ganoderma lucidum, Phellinus rimosus, Pleurotus florida and Pleurotus pulmonaris

Used as antioxidant and antitumor agent

Ajith and Janardhanan ([2007])

4

Pleurotus, Agaricus

Used as food