Ganoderic acid A and ganoderic acid B are highly oxygenated lanostane-type triterpenes found in reishi, also called Ganoderma lucidum. They share a 30-carbon steroid-like framework and...

Reishi is often summarized with the single phrase mushroom polysaccharides, but its chemistry is broader. Beta-glucans are large glucose polymers with species- and extraction-dependent branching patterns....