REVIEW article
Front. Nutr.
Sec. Nutrition and Food Science Technology
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1634699
This article is part of the Research TopicPolysaccharides for Health and Nutrition - Extraction, Isolation, Bioactivity and Innovative ApplicationsView all articles
Advances in the Extraction, Purification, Structural Characterization, and Elucidation of the Biological Functions of Polysaccharides from Hericium erinaceus
Provisionally accepted
- 1Institute of Edible Fungi, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China
- 2Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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Hericium erinaceus has great food and ornamental value and considerable benefits upon consumption and in research. The high polysaccharide content in H. erinaceus gives this fungus unique physiological functions and a smooth, palatable texture; notably, H. erinaceus is a superior source of polysaccharides compared with fruits and vegetables. This review focuses on polysaccharides derived from edible mushrooms, an area that has received limited attention in the literature, which has focused predominantly on plant-derived polysaccharides. The relevant literature on the extraction methods, purification processes, structural characterization, and biological functions of H. erinaceus polysaccharides has been systematically collated and summarized. H. erinaceus polysaccharides have immunomodulatory, lipid-lowering, antioxidant, antitumor, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, and intestinal regulation effects. The aim of this paper is to review the research progress pertaining to H. erinaceus polysaccharides to provide valuable insights and inspiration for future studies within related fields.
Keywords: Hericium erinaceus polysaccharides, extraction, purification, structural properties, biological functions
Received: 25 May 2025; Accepted: 11 Aug 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Yu, Ma, Yang, Dong, Yu, Zha, Xu and Zhao. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Yan Zhao, Institute of Edible Fungi, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China
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