• Mycobiology
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.81-87
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• 2008

The optimal conditions for mycelial growth of Phellinus linteus ATCC 26710 were determined to be a log length of 20 cm, temperature of $30^{\circ}C$ and pH of 6.0. Mycelial growth was excellent on the mushroom complete medium, and was optimal when sucrose, man nose and glucose were supplied as carbon sources. Potassium nitrate and sodium nitrate as nitrogen sources supported good mycelial growth. To evaluate P. linteus mycelial colonization on logs, sterilized short log inoculation, drilling inoculation and log-end sandwich inoculation techniques were used. Only sterilized short log inoculation produced good mycelial colonization. Initial mycelial growth and full mycelial colonization were best on 20 cm logs having 42% moisture content. The initial mycelial growth of P. linteus was accelerated over 12hr of sterilization. Basidiocarp formation was optimal using a burying method of logs after $5{\sim}6$ months, and fruiting body formation was superior in cultivation house conditions of $31{\sim}35^{\circ}C$ and in excess of 96% relative humidity.

• Mycobiology
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• v.40 no.1
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• pp.76-78
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• 2012

In an effort to identify the chemical constituents of fruiting bodies of $Fomitopsis$ $nigra$, a new lanostane triterpene glycoside, designated as fomitoside K, has been isolated from its methanolic extract. Its chemical structure was assigned on the basis of various spectroscopic studies.

• Mycobiology
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.52-57
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• 2010

To develop a potent anti-obesity lipase inhibitor from mushroom, the lipase inhibitory activities of various mushroom extracts were determined. Methanol extracts from Phellinus linteus fruiting body exhibited the highest lipase inhibitory activity (72.8%). The inhibitor was maximally extracted by treatment of a P. linteus fruiting body with 80% methanol at $40^{\circ}C$ for 24 hr. After partial purification by systematic solvent extraction, the inhibitor was stable in the range of $40\sim80^{\circ}C$ and pH 2.0~9.0. In addition to lipase inhibitory activity, the inhibitor showed 59.4% of superoxide dismutase-like activity and 56.3% of acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.408-410
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• 2000

The supercritical fluid extraction(SFE) technique was applied for the isolation and purification of nonpolar physiologically acitve mateials from Agaricus blazei fruiting bodies. the qualitative analysis of extract was accomplished by gas chromatography-mass spectrometer(GC-MS) and extract was determined as linoleic acid(cis-9 cis-12-octadecadienoic acid) In order to obtain the optimum operating conditions of supercritical fluid extraction process the various temperatures and pressures were applied for process operation. From the comparison of exraction efficiencies $50^{\circ}C and 200 kg_f/cm^2$ were determined as optimum conditions.

• Mycobiology
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• v.42 no.3
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• pp.301-304
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• 2014

Shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes) containing ${\beta}$-glucans may be beneficial for human health; they have been used in the treatment of cancer, hypertension, and high cholesterol levels. The objective of this study was to determine the ${\beta}$-glucan content in different sections of the fruiting bodies and mycelia of ten shiitake mushroom cultivars. The measured ${\beta}$-glucan content ranged from $20.06{\pm}1.76%$ to $44.21{\pm}0.13%$ in the pileus sections, and from $29.74{\pm}1.40%$ to $56.47{\pm}4.72%$ in the stipe sections. The results of this study indicate that the variance in ${\beta}$-glucan content dependent on the shiitake cultivar, and that the ${\beta}$-glucan content is higher in the stipe than in the pileus.

• Mycobiology
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• v.42 no.3
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• pp.279-281
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• 2014

Severe bark decay disease was observed on oak logs at a shiitake cultivation farm in Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam province. The symptoms observed were fruiting bodies that had developed on the top and side surface of oak logs. As a result, the bark came off easily exposing the sapwood. Slime mold specimens collected from oak logs showed developing fruiting bodies comprising of stalks, hypothallus, capillitium, and columella, and the causal agent of bark decay disease was identified as Stemonitis splendens on the basis of morphological characteristics. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Stemonitis splendens causing bark decay of oak logs used for shiitake mushroom cultivation in Korea.

• Journal of Mushroom
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.127-135
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• 2016

Cellulose is the most abundant organic polymer constituent of the cell wall of green plants and of various forms of algae. The complexity of lignocellulosic biomass is a major challenge in industrial research. Most mushroom species that naturally grow on soil or wood possess cellulases and the corresponding enzymatic system and, potential candidates for the direct bioconversion of softwood polysaccharides into fermentable sugars. However, there have been fewer studies on mushroom cellulases than on fungi such as Trichoderma spp., exploit the full potential of mushroom cellulases. This review will focus on the current status ofmushroom cellulase research and applications and will provide insight into promising future prospects.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.365-368
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• 2008

Recently proteasome inhibitors have been emerged as potential anticancer agents. In a continuous study on exploring proteasome inhibitors from natural products, fruiting body of Hericium erinaceum was investigated. The MeOH extracts of the fruiting body of Hericium erinaceum was fractionated with several solvents and the fractions were evaluated on the activity to screen the proteasome inhibitors. The n-Hexane and CHCl3 frs. showed potent activity, of which chemical investigations led to ergosterol peroxide (1), hericenones C (2) and D (3). Their structures were determined by spectroscopic methods such as $^1H$-NMR, $^{13}C$-NMR, and FABMS spectra.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.163-167
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• 1999

An acidic polysaccharide H-III was extracted from fruiting bodies of Lyophyllum shimeji with hot water. Acid hydrolysis and gas chromatography analysis showed that the polysaccharide was almost exclusively composed of glucose with a very small amount of mannose and galactose. Uronic acid of 8.36% was also detected in H-Ill. Its molecular weight was estimated to be $1{\times} 10^6 Da.\;By\;^{13}C-NMR$ analysis, some repeating units of disaccharide were detected in the polymer H-III. The polysaccharide showed a strong mitogenic activity in a dose-dependent manner.

• Journal of Mushroom
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.45-48
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• 2004

The effect of $CO_2$ concentration (500, 3,000, $6,000{\mu}{\ell}/{\ell}$) on the mycelial growth and fruit body primordium formation of Ganoderma lucidum on nutrient agar medium was examined. Optimum $CO_2$ concentration for vegetative growth was above $3,000{\mu}{\ell}/{\ell}$. Fruit body initiation was accelerated at higher than $3,000{\mu}{\ell}/{\ell}$ $CO_2$ exposure but the maximum number and size of primordia, and primordium color were not influenced by $CO_2$ concentrations. Whereas each atypical fruiting structure forming stock culture showed different fruiting time under each concentration of $CO_2$ exposure.