AHCC

Active hexose correlated compound (AHCC) is an alpha-glucan rich nutritional supplement produced from shiitake (Lentinula edodes).

[3] AHCC was developed by Amino Up Co., LTD. and Toshihiko Okamoto (School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo) in 1989.

Partially acylated α-glucan, produced by the patented long term culturing process, is unique to AHCC.

It is often used as a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for immune support,[4] as reports in animal and clinical settings have indicated that AHCC is associated with an enhanced response to infection and increased survival.

AHCC has been proposed as a treatment for cancer, but research into its effectiveness has produced only uncertain and inconclusive evidence.