Abstract: Tricholoma matsutake is a valuable edible and medicinal mushroom with rich nutrition.It contains a large number of biologically active compounds,such as polysaccharides,anthraquinones,phenols,triterpenes and sterol,which were found to possess multi-beneficial medicinal effects,including antioxidant, anticancer, anti-aging,radiation resistance, etc. Polysaccharide is one of the main active constituent with the wide biological activities.Herein,the extraction methods,purification,composition and biological activities of polysaccharide from T.matsutake was reviewed to provide reference for the development of health products and medicine with T.matsutake polysaccharide.

Key words: Tricholoma matsutake, polysaccharide, extraction, composition, bioactivity