Natural functional constituents, nutritional values and biological activities of macrofungi species of Dictyophora Desv. are outlined in this review. Some edible species are appreciated not only for highly nutritious and flavour, but also for their chemical characteristic including sesquiterpenes, alkaloids and polysaccharides with antitumor or antimicrobial activities. To date, however, the potential active components and especially their action mechanism are still remained unknown, systematic nutritional and safety evaluation for these edible species is also rarely reported. Therefore, a careful chemical study of all the species is necessary to realize their full potential applications in human health promoting and foodborn pathogens controlling. Moreover, a systematic and quantitative nutritional and safety assessment of four edible species is also important to promote their intensive processing.

Dictyophora Desv.; functional constituents; biological activity; mushroom nutriceuticals