Commercial Exploitation of Fungal Polysaccharides in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications

6 Commercial Exploitation of Fungal Polysaccharides in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications 

Some examples of marketed polysaccharides of fungal origin include  

Welkmme WGP a particulate form of bakers yeast P-glucan, com-merciallized by Biothera (www.biotherapharma.com/healthcare) as an immunity enhancer food supplement. Wellmune WGP was the first yeast (J-glucan to be approved as a novel food by the the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). It is used in foods, beverages and supplement products. 

Immunoglukan composed of a polysaccharide extract from the mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus, it is produced by PLEURAN s r.o. in EU and distributed by Immunoglukan P4H (Slovak Republic) (http //www.imu-noglukan.com). It is commercialized as an immxme system enhancer and for skin regeneration and protection. 

Polytetran/Scleroglucan introduced to the market by Pillsbury Cie, scleroglucan is now commercialized under various brand names, such as Actigum (Cargill) and Clearogel (Michel Mercier Products [M.M.P., 

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