EXTRACTS OF CYATHUS STRIATUS MUSHROOMS, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THEM AND A NEW CYATHUS STRIATUS STRAIN

摘要

A new and distinct variety of higher Basidiomycetes mushroom C. striatus HAI-1302, and extracts thereof are provided. These extracts as well as pharmaceutical composition comprising them are capable of inhibiting growth of cancer cells, arresting cancer cell cycle, reducing DNA synthesis in cancer cells and inducing apoptosis in cancer cells, and are thus useful for the treatment of cancer