“…The polysaccharide composition of G. lucidum (GLP) includes several monomers (glucose, mannose, galactose, fucose, xylose, rhamnose and arabinose) that are described to contribute significantly to its immunomodulatory, antioxidant, antitumour and antibacterial properties Liu et al, 2016a). Among the terpenes, the triterpenes (ganoderic acids, ganoderenic acids, ganoderols and lucideric acids) are the most abundant ones, having been reported to be responsible for its antitumour, antiinflammatory, antioxidant, anti-hepatitis, antimalarial, hypoglycemic, antimicrobial and anti-HIV-1 properties (Baby et al, 2015;Bishop et al, 2015;Grienke et al, 2015;Van Nguyen et al, 2015).…”