Transcriptome Analysis Revealed Highly Expressed Genes Encoding Secondary Metabolite Pathways and Small Cysteine-Rich Proteins in the Sclerotium of Lignosus rhinocerotis

• Main Authors: Yap, H.Y.Y., Chooi, Y.H., Fung, S.Y., Ng, S.T., Tan, C.S., Tan, N.H.
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2015
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QD Chemistry; R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/19402/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143549

Lignosus rhinocerotis (Cooke) Ryvarden (tiger milk mushroom) has long been known for its nutritional and medicinal benefits among the local communities in Southeast Asia. However, the molecular and genetic basis of its medicinal and nutraceutical properties at transcriptional level have not been inv...