The potential anticancer compounds from the button mushroom Agaricus bisporus

Thus far, very limited compounds of A. bisporus have been identified to exert in vitro or in vivo anticancer activity; including lectin, unsaturated fatty acids, and crude polysaccharides. Therefore, further research would be warranted to identify additional bioactive compounds that possess significant anticancer activity in A. bisporus. In this mini-review, an overview of anticancer properties of compounds obtained from the button mushroom has been presented. This mini-review may encourage more research on various fields, including investigation of discovery and characterization of anticancer compounds, anticancer capabilities of wild sources of A. bisporus, exploring mechanism of action of anticancer compounds obtained from A. bisporus, and the potential inhibitory effect of A. bisporus¬-derived compounds in animal models.