Antiviral Activity of Homobasidiomycetes: Evaluation of 121 Basidiomycetes Extracts on Four Viruses

Abstract

Extracts prepared from fresh fruiting bodies of 121 Basidiomycetes species were tested for their antiviral activity against herpes simplex (type 1 and type 2), polio and vesicular stomatitis viruses. 11% of extracts tested were found to inhibit one or more of these viruses. The active species were more commonly distributed in Tricholomatales and Cortinariales than in Russulales and Boletales.