In the present study, physiological activities of hot water extracts and 70% ethanol extracts of three types of medicinal mushrooms (Hericium erinaceus, Cordyceps militaris, and Ganoderma lingzhi) produced in Korea and China were investigated. Both the hot-water and 70% ethanol extracts of H. erinaceus and C. militaris from Korea displayed the highest 2,2- diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazy radical scavenging activities. Nitrite scavenging activities of hotwater extracts of G. lingzhi from Korea and China (41% and 39%, respectively) were higher than the activities of 70% ethanol extracts. Total polyphenol contents of hot water extracts of H. erinaceus and C. militaris from Korea were higher than those of 70% ethanol extracts. The ethanol extracts of G. lingzhi from Korea displayed the highest total polyphenol content. C. militaris from Korea displayed the highest β-glucan level (45.11%). β-glucan content of H. erinaceus from China (30.87%) was higher than H. erinaceus from Korea (16.94%). The findings indicate that healthy ingredients can be maximally extracted using the optimal solvents for each mushroom. These results will be useful in understanding the difference in physiological activities between the solvents used for the extraction of medicinal mushrooms from Korea and China.

This study was to investigate the optimal condition of mixture ratio for development of functional food ingredient from Sarcodon aspratus and rice bran. First, oBrix was measured along with extraction time. Five kinds of mixtures of Sarcodon aspratus and rice bran (10:0, 7:3, 5:5, 3:7, 0:10) were extracted in 95oC water over a one-hour period and the extraction yield was evaluated. We further evaluated β-glucan content, DPPH radical scavenging activity, ferric ion reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), total phenolic content and total flavonoids content. As a result, both Sarcodon aspratus and rice bran showed a constant oBrix after 45 minutes of extraction time. The content of β-glucan was highest in the Sarcodon aspratus and rice bran mixture with a ratio of 3:7. As the ratio of rice bran increased in all mixtures, the antioxidant capacity also increased. In conclusion, to create a functional food ingredient the optimal mixing ratio of Sarcodon aspratus to rice bran is 3:7.

Lentinula edodes, a member of the Pleurotaceae, is a blood pressure and cholesterol lowering effect. Recently, research the reduction of irritation and the enhancement of function have been cultivation of natural resources using mushroom mycelium. For the development of food fermented with L. edodes mycelium of natural medicinal herb remnants, determined to be 20%, and the product were used after lyophilization. In this study, we were analyzed the contents of β-glucan and amino acids of fermented herb remnants by L. edoeds mycelials. β -Glucan is a type of polysaccharide that has immune-enhancing and is known to inhibit cancer cells. The content of β-glucan and total amino acids of fermented herb remnants by L. edoeds mycelials were 35.13% and 8,697.36 mg%, respectively. The content of essential amino acid from fermented herb remnants by L. edoeds mycelials was 3,226.85 mg%. Collectively, our findings suggest that fermented herb remnants by L. edoeds mycelials extract could be used as an chemo-preventive material for consumers.

β-glucan is a safe and highly potent biological response modifier that nutritionally activates the immune response through the Macrophage, Dendritic and additional immune cells to yield various therapeutic effects. Shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes) contanining β-glucans may be beneficial for human health; they have been used in the treatment of cancer, hypertension, and high cholesterol levels. The effect of different substrates and various developmental stages (mycelium growth, primordium appearance, and fruiting-body formation) on β-glucan production in the edible mushroom L. edodes was studied. The cap of the mature mushroom showed the highest β-glucan activity, and β-glucan activity seemed to be influenced somewhat by some well-known inducers or sawdust. In this study, we utilized five strains (JMI 10022, 10036, 10077, 10079, 10080) of L. edodes regardless of origin and growth conditions. This experiment showed that the expression of β-glucan was induced by glucose bond, and increased with the growing of L. edodes. Quantitatively, reverse transcription PCR utilized pairs of primers specific for β-glucan gene expression shows that expressed genes were most commonly indentified during the process of fruiting-body formation. We suggest that the results will provide valuable information to assist L. edodes industry.

본 연구는 생물전환된 대두의 isoflavone 함량, 총 페놀함량, 항산화능(DPP radical 소거능, ORAC 지수) 및 β-Glucan 함량을 측정하였다. Isoflavone의 경우 추출용매에 상관없이 배당체가 모두 비배당체로 전환되는 것을 확인하였다. Total isoflavone 함량의 경우 hexane 탈지 대두박발효물에서 2577.96 μg/mL으로 가장 높은 값을 나타냈으며, ethanol 탈지 대두박 비발효물에서 428.27 μg/mL으로 가장 낮은 값을 나타내었다. 총 페놀 함량은 대두 원물에서 39.44 mg GAE/g으로 나타났으며, ethanol 탈지 대두박비발효물 및 hexane 탈지 대두박 비발효물은 27.07, 27.75 mg GAE/g으로 대두 원물보다 다소 낮은 값을 나타냈다. 생물전환된 대두의 총 페놀 함량은 hexane 탈지 대두박발효물 41.61 mg GAE/g, ethanol 탈지 대두박 발효물42.34 mg GAE/g으로 비발효물에 비해 약 1.5배 가량 증가된 함량을 보였다. DPPH radical 소거능의 경우 대두 원물에서 51.10%의 소거능을 나타내었고 hexane 탈지 대두박 비발효물에서 50.51%, ethanol 탈지 대두박 비발효물은 43.27%의 소거능을 나타냈다. 생물전환된 ethanol 탈지 대두박 발효물에서 59.92%로 radical 소거능이 증가되었지만 hexane 탈지 대두박 발효물은 31.30%로 비발효물에 비해 낮은 radical 소거활성을 보였다. ORAC 지수는 대두 원물이 384.47 μM TE/g을 보였으며, hexane 탈지 대두박 비발효물 및 ethanol 탈지 대두박 비발효물은 318.52, 247.48 μM TE/g으로 나타났다. 생물전환된 hexane 탈지 대두박 발효물은 786.36 μM TE/g, ethanol 탈지 대두박 발효물에서 721.96 μM TE/g으로 비발효물에 비해 ORAC 지수가 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. β-Glucan 함량은 0.09~0.11%의 범위로 나타났으며 대두 원물과 ethanol 탈지 대두박 발효물에서 가장 높은 0.11%를 보였고 hexane 탈지 대두박 비발효물과 hexane 탈지 대두박 발효물에서 0.09%로 가장 낮은 β-glucan 함량을 보였지만, 추출용매 및 생물전환에 따른 β-glucan 함량의 큰 차이는 나타나지 않았다.

본 연구는 지역 특산물인 감과피를 이용한 버섯배지 개 발을 위한 기초자료로서 감과피의 이용 가능성을 검토하 고자 수행되었으며 감과피는 경상남도 산청지역에서 곶감 을 생산하고 남은 것을 수거하여 건조한 후 사용하였고 공시균주는 ASI 2312를 사용하였다. 대조구는 혼합배지:콘코브:톱밥(220:65:15, v/v)을 혼합한 기본배지를 사용하 였고 기본배지 중 혼합배지를 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%의 건조된 감과피 처리구로 대체한 처리 구를 시험구로 사용하였다. 대조구인 기본배지에 비해 시 험구인 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% 감과피 처 리구의 T-N 함량은 감과피 첨가량이 증가할수록 감소하 는 경향을 나타내었으며 T-C 함량은 큰 차이가 없었고 C/ N율은 감과피 첨가량이 증가할수록 증가하는 경향을 나 타내었다. 감과피 첨가량이 균사생장에 미치는 영향을 조 사한 결과 대조구보다 감과피가 첨가된 모든 시험구에서 균사생장이 느리게 나타났다. 감과피 첨가량에 따른 배양 일수는 대조구인 혼합배지에 비해 감과피를 30%까지 첨 가하여도 배양일수와 초발이 소요일수에는 뚜렷한 차이는 없었지만 감과피 첨가량이 증가할수록 배양일이 길어지는 경향을 보였으며 혼합배지에 비해 감과피 첨가비율이 증 가할수록 갓의 직경은 감소하고 대의 길이는 길어지고 직 경은 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 수확 후 동결 건조한 큰느타리버섯의 수분, 단백질, 조회분 함량은 대조구와 시 험구에서 유의성 있는 차이를 나타내지 않았지만 조지방 함량은 감과피 첨가량이 증가함에 따라 증가하는 경향을 나타내었고 β-glucan 함량은 대조구에 비해 10%와 15% 감과피 첨가구에서 높게 나타났다. 따라서 대조구와 비교 했을 때 15% 감과피 첨가구는 자실체 수량도 높게 나타 나고 β-glucan 함량도 높게 나타났기때문에 감과피 첨가 비율은 15%가 가장 적합한 것으로 사료된다.

Edible mushrooms have been used and researched as medicinal ingredients. They improve immunity and contain excellent anticancer components with large amounts of minerals such as iron, calcium, and potassium. Due to this reason, it has been hailed as a raw material for functional foods. Especially, β-glucan, known to be contained in Ganoderma incidum Karst, Coriolus versicolor, and Phellinus linteus, was reported to inhibit proliferation of cancer cells by activating immune function (macrophages, natural killer cells and T-cells). In addition, mushroom polysaccharides dissolve in water but are undigested ingredients, resulting in stimulating the immune system as well as staying of parasympathetic nervous system in the stomach for a long time. As a result, they induce increase of T-cells and NK cell that attacks cancer cell and has effect on the discharge of body's waste products, blood purification, and constipation improvement. In this study, we report the culture characteristics of Sparassis crispa as to the medium growth compositions, yeast, and elicitor treatments to investigate the optimal condition for the highest β-glucan production in mushrooms.

상황버섯을 90℃에서 환류추출 시 시간과 추출용매의 조건(물 및 에탄올 농도, pH)에 따른 추출물을 제조하여 β-glucan 함량과 항산화활성 및 항산화성분의 함량을 조사 하였다. 상황버섯 추출물은 추출시간이 길어짐에 따라 수 율과 β-glucan 함량이 증가하여 24시간 추출 조건을 실험에 사용하였다. 추출용매에 따른 상황버섯 추출물의 수율은 60% 에탄올, pH 4의 조건에서 가장 높았다. β-glucan 함량 은 열수 추출물에서 높은 함량을 나타내었고, 산성과 중성 조건에서 높게 나타났다. 항산화활성은 60% 에탄올, pH 7 조건에서 추출한 것이 가장 높았다. 항산화성분의 함량 또한 항산화활성과 같은 경향을 보였으며, 수율, β-glucan 함량, 항산화활성 및 성분을 모두 고려하였을 때 60% 에탄 올, pH 7 추출 조건이 적합하였다.

신품종 "진주찰" 쌀보리는 취반 후 백도가 좋고, 베타글루칸 함량이 높은 소립, 내재해, 양질, 다수성 쌀보리 신품종이다. 1996년에 호남농업연구소에서 도복과 내한성이 강하고 찰성으로 립백도와 정맥율이 높으며 취반특성이 우수한 특성을 지닌 "진미찹쌀보리"와 "수원333호"를 인공교배한 후 계통육종법으로 육성하였다. 2003년부터 2년간 생산력검정시험을 실시한 결과, 수량성이 높고 도복이 강한 우수 계통으로 판명되어 "익산79호"로 계통명을 부여, 20

The level of β-glucan which is a major soluble dietary fiber found in the grain endosperm cell wall was highly variable among 25 barley genotypes grown at four locations including Suwon, Naju, Jinju, and Jeju. Statistically significant genotypic effects were observed for β-glucan content at each or across growing sites (P<0.001). On average, 'Chalssalbori' showed the lowest percentage β-glucan (4.04%) among genotypes in the grain, whereas 'Yonezawa Mochi' was highest in percentage β-glucan (6.46%) compared to other genotypes. The significant difference between genotypes was approximately 1-2% across environments. The effects of location or interaction between locations and genotypes were not significant on the variation of β-glucan contents. High β-glucan content seemed to be greatly associated with such grain traits as waxiness and presence of husk except for 'Chalssalbori'. The waxy genotypes had a mean of 5.37% and values ranging from 5.28 to 5.47%, but normal genotypes had a mean of 4.78% and values ranging from 4.69 to 4.88% over environments. Hulless barley genotypes were also higher than hulled barley genotypes for the average β-glucan content in both individual and over all environments. The difference between the hulled and hulless gene pools was on average of 0.37% with ranges from 0.19% to 0.56% at four environments. β-glucan content measured from a mapping population of F5 -derived 107 lines derived from the cross between 'Yonezawa Mochi' and 'Neulssalbori' was not significantly associated with other agronomic traits except for 1,000-kernel weight at the '01 Suwon environment. Not too much information on the relationship of β-glucan content to agronomic traits was available.