“…Triterpenoids have molecular weights ranging from 400 to 600 kDa, and their chemical structure is complex and noted to be highly oxidized [9]. The triterpenoid fraction of Ganoderma , consisting of more than 300 lanostane-tetracyclic compounds, has been growingly demonstrated to be effective at exerting an array of biological actions such as that known either to provide effective antioxidant activities for prevention of myocardial injury, or to produce neuroprotective actions [2,3,4,5,6,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21]. Ganoderma triterpenoids (GTs) could also suppress inflammatory response by directly scavenging the free radicals or systemically enhancing the antioxidant enzymes, thereby lowering lipid peroxidase in chicken livers or mice [2,3,8,17,20,21,22,23].…”