Studies on antitumor activities of Basidiomycetes

Effects of coriolan, an antitumor polysaccharide, produced by Coriolus versicolor Iwade.

“…This activity is generally con sidered to be host-mediated (1-3) and not directly cytocidal, unlike that of bacterial lipopolysaccharides. (7,8). All tumors grew rapidly with 100% positive takes.…”