To increase antioxidant and antibacterial activities of seasoned soy sauce, five kinds of oriental medicinal plant(Scutellaria baicalensis (P1), Coptis japonica makino (P2), Citriunshius pericarpium (P3), Zizyphi spinosi semen (P4), Crataegus pinnatifida (P5)) and four kinds of medicinal mushrooms(Inonotus obliquus (M1), Hericium erinaceus (M2), Phellinus linteus (M3), Lentinula edodes (M4)) were added to seasoned soy sauce. Soluble solid content, pH, salinity, total polyphenol & flavonoid contents were determined. DPPH & ABTS radical scavenging activities, SOD-like activity, and antibacterial activity were analyzed. Experimental sauces showed decreased pH but significant increases of soluble solid content and salinity. Total polyphenol content was 12.76 μg GAE/g in the control. However, M1 and P1 sauce had significantly higher polyphenol contents at 352.14 and 528.25 μg GAE/g, respectively. Total flavonoids content also showed the same pattern. DPPH free radical scavenging activity was the lowest in the control at 15.75%. It was the highest at 81.80% in M1 and 68.88% in P1. ABTS free radical scavenging activity and SOD-like activity showed the same tendencies. They were higher in the experimental groups than in the control. As for the antibacterial activity analyzed by the paper-disc method, the activity increased the most in P1 and P2. In particular, P2 had the strongest antibacterial activity. Its activity against different microorganisms was in the order of Staphylococcus aureus > Bacillus cereus > Escherichia coli > Salmonella typhimurium. In conclusion, these new sauces show increased antioxidative and antioxidant activities. Therefore, they are expected to be used in various ways as a functional soy sauce.

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.

Honey production from approximately 1.7 million colonies owned by around 21 thousand beekeepers was almost 36 thousand M/T in Korea. Pollen has used as a food and medicine from before the Joseon Dynasty period in Korea. Pollen grains such as acorn (Quercus acutissima), actinidia (Actinidia arguta) and green tea (Camellia sinensis) are popular in the markets in Korea. But stiff pollen wall hindered dissolution of polysaccharides and lowered extraction efficiency. In the present study, we measured the antioxidant activity and the total polyphenol content from the pulverized and lyophilized green tea pollen grains inoculated with 6 kinds of fungi to confirm the husk removal effect. The total polyphenol content of green tea pollens was highest in lyophilized pollen medium inoculated with Armillaria mellea, and was lowest in pollen inoculated with Lentinula edodes. Total polyphenol content of the lyophilized pollen was higher than that of the refined pollen and the pulverized pollen in green tea pollen germinated with A. mellea. The total polyphenol content of the lyophilized green tea pollens germinated with A. mellea was 1.4-fold higher than that extracted with water. Measurement of antioxidant activity using the DPPH free radical scavenging method showed that the lyophilized green tea pollen grains germinated with A. mellea had the highest and that germinated with L. edodes was lowest in antioxidant activities. The lyophilized green tea pollen grains germinated with A. mellea was 2 to 4 times higher than that extracted with water in the antioxidant activity of DPPH free radical scavenging. Many germinated cells were formed around pore of green tea pollen inoculated with L. edodes, while those were formed at the end of hyphae derived from green tea pollen grains inoculated with A. mellea.

This study aimed to investigate antioxidant activity of various extracts from fruiting bodies and mycelia of two Phellinus linteus strains and P. baumii. The Phellinus strains have cultivated on oak and mulberry logs. The fruiting bodies species were harvested from each Phellinus strain and used in this study. The tested items include: 2, 2’-azinobis[3-ethylbenzthiazoline]-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS), free radical scavenging assay and determination of total phenolics contents (TPC), ferric reducing antioxidant power assay (FRAP), and DPPH (1, 1-diphenyl-2- picrylhydrazyl) radical-scavenging activities. Different extractions with 60% Ethyl alcohol, 70% methyl alcohol and heat water were done on the mycellial and fruiting bodies samples of the mushroom species. The methyl alcohol extraction from fruiting body of P. linteus KACC93057P displayed the highest antioxidant activity on ABTS, FRAP, and DPPH assays. The ethyl acetate fraction was concentrated and subjected to an ODS column chromatography, followed by Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography. Finally six compounds 1-6 were detected by preparative reversed-phase HPLC.

영지버섯과 기타 약용버섯류를 에탄올 용매로 추출하여 농축한 뒤, 100 μg/ml의 농도로 처리하여 아질산염 소거 능을 실험한 결과 양성대조구인 Ascorbic acid는 25%의 소거능을 보이는데 반해 영지버섯 중 ASI 7080은 40%이 상 소거하는 것으로 나타났으며, 그 다음으로는 상황버섯 이 37%를 보였다. ASI 7002도 양성대조구보다 높게 나 타났.고, 그 이외의 다른 실험구는 양성대조구인 Ascorbic acid보다 낮은 아질산염 소거능을 보였다. NO assay 실험을 한 결과, 양성대조구로 쓰인 Ascorbic acid는 항염증 효능이 55%인데 반해 ASI 7002는 78.5% 로 가장 높은 항염증 효능을 보였으며, 그 다음으로 ASI 7063이 67.5%를 보였다. 기타 약용버섯류인 동충하초는 71.2%로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 노루궁뎅이 버섯은 59.7%의 소거능을 보였다. 영지버섯 ASI 7002를 에탄올 용매로 추출하여 농축한 뒤, 농도별(10, 50, 100 μg/ml)로 처리하고 LPS 10 μg/ml 처리한 RAW 264.7 cell 에서 RNA를 추출하여 cDNA를 합성한 후 Real-time PCR kit 를 이용하여 염증 관련 유전자인 iNOS와 COX-2와 TNF-a의 primer를 Table 1과 같이 제작하였고, iNOS와 COX-2와 TNF-a의 발현정도를 본 결과 세 유전자 모두 농도 의존적으로 발현이 억제되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

Bee pollen is rich in various nutrients and called as natural complete food. Bee pollens of acorn (Quercus acutissima) and actinidia (Actinidia arguta) are the most collected in Korea. But stiff pollen wall hinders dissolution of polysaccharides and lowers extraction efficiency. Thus, we measured antioxidant activity as DPPH radical scavenging and the total polyphenol content of pulverized and lyophilized actinidia pollens inoculated with fungi to confirm the husk removal effect. The total polyphenol content of actinidia pollen was highest in lyophilized pollen medium inoculated with Armillaria mellea, and was lowest in pollen inoculated with Lentinula edodes. Total polyphenol content of the lyophilized pollen was higher than that of the refined pollen and the pulverized pollen in actinidia pollen germinated with A. mellea. The total polyphenol content of the lyophilized actinidia pollen germinated with A. mellea was 1.4-fold higher than that extracted with water. Measurement of antioxidant activity using the DPPH (2, 2 diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) free radical scavenging method showed that the lyophilized actinidia pollen germinated with A. mellea had the highest and that germinated with L. edodes was lowest in antioxidant activities. The lyophilized actinidia pollen germinated with A. mellea was 2 to 4 times higher than that extracted with water in the antioxidant activity of DPPH free radical scavenging. Many germinated cells were formed around pore of actinidia pollen inoculated with L. edodes, while those were formed at the end of hyphae derived from actinidia pollen inoculated with A. mellea.

당류 성분을 단당류, 이당류, 알코올로 나눠서 비교 분 석하였으며 우선 단당류에서 Glucose는 ASI 7114가 81.11 g/l 로 다른 약용버섯 및 식용버섯과 비교를 해 봐도 가장 많은 함량을 보였고, Fructose에서는 노루궁뎅이버 섯이 119.98 g/l 이었고, 팽이버섯, 표고버섯도 많은 함량 을 보였다. 하지만 영지버섯 중 가장 높게 나타난 것은 ASI 7015로 15.70 g/l 이었다. 노루궁뎅이 버섯보다는 1/8 정도 수준이었다. Ribose는 전체적으로 낮은 값을 보였으 며, 대부분 함유하지 않음을 알 수 있었다. Xylose는 전체 적으로 낮은 값을 보였으며, ASI 7004가 0.96 g/l 로 다른 약용버섯 및 식용버섯과 비교를 해 봐도 가장 많은 함량 을 보였지만 큰 차이는 없었다. 다음은 이당류인 Trehalose에서는 양송이버섯이 35.21 g/l 로 가장 많은 함량을 보였고, 영지버섯중 가장 많은 함량을 갖고 있는 ASI 7033의 3.09 g/l 보다도 11배이상 함유하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. α-Lactose에서는 꽃송이 버섯이 3.38 g/l 로 높은 값을 보였고, 영지버섯 중 가장 많은 함량을 갖고 있는 ASI 7060의 0.27 g/l 보다도 12.5 배 이상 함유하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 당 알콜인 Glycerol 에서는 새송이버섯이 69.74 g/l 로 가장 많은 함량을 보였고, 영지버섯 중 가장 많은 함량을 갖고 있는 ASI 7004의 8.61 g/l 보다도 8배 이상 함유하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. Sorbitol에서는 팽이버섯이 0.72 g/l 로 가장 많은 함량 을 보였고, 영지버섯 중 가장 많은 함량을 갖고 있는 ASI 7003의 0.38 g/l 보다도 2배정도 함유하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 대부분의 영지버섯에서는 함유하고 있지 않았다. Mannitol에서는 양송이가 2.96 g/l 로 가장 많은 함량을 갖고 있었으며, 표고버섯과 노랑느타리버섯 에서만 함유하고 있었으며, 영지버섯에서는 함유하고 있 지 않은 걸로 나타났다. 마지막으로 myo-Inositol의 함량 을 분석한 결과, 모든 것에서 함유하고 있지 않은 걸로 보였다.

이번 연구에서는 식용 및 약용버섯 자실체를 가지고 버 섯의 주요 기능성 성분인 총 당의 함량을 추출방법을 달 리하여 비교분석하였다. 열수추출, 산추출, 알칼리 추출을 통해 총 당 측정법으로 미량의 시료에 적합한 페놀-황산 법으로 측정하였다. 표준 곡선은 glucose solution을 사용 하여 작성하고 측정한 흡광도를 표준곡선에 적용하여 시 료의 농도를 얻었다. 열수추출에서는 동충하초가 658.4 (μg/g)로 가장 높았고, 산추출과 알칼리 추출에서는 운지 버섯이 각각 649.7(μg/g)와 679.0(μg/g)로 가장 높음을 알 수 있었다. 추출방법별로 열수추출과 마이크로웨이브 추출로 총 당 함량을 정량한 결과 열수 추출에서는 동충하초, ASI 7025가 높았고, 1 hr 마이크로웨이브 추출 및 2 hr 마 이크로웨이브 추출에서는 운지버섯, 꽃송이가 높게 나타났 다. 이러한 결과를 통해 각기 다른 추출용매와 추출방법에 따라서 추출되는 총 당 함량이 다름을 알 수 있었다.

Wounding to the mycelia of five mushroom species caused them to be susceptible to Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. The high transformation rate indicated that the wounds generated by mechanical means were a highly conclusive for agroinfiltration. Some transformants of Ganoderma lucidum were distinctive from the wild type in their morphology and antioxidative activity.

Nosema disease caused by microsporidia which belongs to fungi is a major cause of honey production loss and is worldwide in distribution. The most common method of nosema disease controlling is the application of the fumagillin. It is an antibiotic derived from the fungus Aspergillus fumigates. It has been used for many years to treat microsporidiosis caused by Nosema in honeybees. However, Fumagillin does not kill Nosema spores, and has rapidly deteriorating potency after application, resulting in only partial and temporary anti-Nosema effect, since new bees emerge constantly in a colony, and re-application is required several times a year. Also it is no longer practised for the associated risk of honey contamination. In this study we compare the effect in spore reduction of Cordyceps militaris extract(CMX) and of fumagillin. Three weekly administrations of CMX showed a noticeable decrease in the number of spores infecting the honey bee intestines, without negative effects for adults and comb health. Therefore this product could play an important role in prevention and reduction of nosema disease without risks of honey with antibiotics.

약용버섯(상황·영지) β-glucan 미세캡슐 제품을 10℃, 25℃, 40℃에서 5개월 동안 저장하며 한 달 간격으로 수분함량, 색도 및 일반세균 변화를 조사하고 식품 유통기한 설정 프로그램을 이용하여 유통기한을 예측하였다. 수분함량 변화 결과 상황버섯 β-glucan 미세캡슐은 저장기간 동안 25℃와 40℃에서는 변화가 없었으나 10℃에서는 3개월째에서 증가한 후 감소하였고, 영지버섯 β-glucan 미세캡슐은 저장기간 동안 25℃와 40℃에서 약간의 증가 및 감소가 있었으나 10℃에서는 저장 3개월째에서 초기값보다 감소한 후 증가하였다. 색도 변화는 상황버섯, 영지버섯 β-glucan 미세캡슐 모두 10℃, 25℃, 40℃에서 저장 5개월째까지 큰 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 일반세균은 상황버섯, 영지버섯 β-glucan 미세캡슐의 저장기간 및 저장온도에 따른 큰 변화 없이 초기값을 유지하였다. 이들 결과를 바탕으로 상황버섯 β-glucan 미세캡슐은 30.11개월이었고, 영지버섯 β-glucan 미세캡슐은 24.82개월의 유통기한을 최종적으로 산출하였다. 따라서 약용버섯(상황·영지) β-glucan 미세캡슐 제품의 유통기한을 각각 24개월로 설정하는 것이 바람직할 것으로 사료된다.

In this study, the drying characteristics of medicinal (Ganoderma lucidum, Phellinus linteus) and edible (Pleurotus eryngii, Lentinus edodes) mushrooms were investigated. Their shrinkage ratios, Hunter’s color values, and rehydration ratios were evaluated. Mushrooms were cut with rectangular (1 cm) and square (1×1 cm) shapes, and dried in the room temperature and at 50℃ and 70℃ using hot-air dryer. Initial moisture contents of edible mushrooms were higher than those of medicinal mushrooms, whereas final moisture contents were vice versa. Drying rate was the highest when drying at 70℃ (p<0.05). Moreover the drying rate of square slices was higher than that of rectangular slices (p<0.05). The shrinkage ratios of both medicinal mushrooms and edible mushrooms were the least when drying at 50℃ and 70℃, respectively (p<0.05). The changes of color values were less in the medicinal mushrooms dried in the room temperature than in the hot-air dried medicinal mushrooms (p<0.05). However, in case of edible mushrooms, the changes of color values were less in the hot-air dried mushrooms (p<0.05). Rehydration ratios of medicinal mushrooms dried at 50℃ was the highest (p<0.05). In contrast, rehydration ratios of edible mushrooms was the highest when drying in the room temperature (p<0.05). Thus, the hot-air drying at 50℃ would be suggested as the efficient drying method for both medicinal mushrooms and edible mushrooms.

This study was undertaken to examine the feasibility of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) as substrates for several edible mushrooms. For the cultivation of several edible and/or medicinal fungi on black locust, optimum bulk densities, synthetic or semisynthetic additives, natural additives and pretreatment methods were investigated. Fruit body yields of the fungi on various sawdust media composed of different wood species were also analyzed for testing the capability of black locust as a substrate for mushroom production. Mycelial growths decreased proportional when the bulk density increased. The most suitable carbon and nitrogen sources as additives to promote the mycelial growth were sucrose (2%, w/w) and ammonium phosphate (0.2%, w/w) respectively. When corn-powder and beer-waste as natural additives were added to sawdust of black locust showed the significant growth of mycelia. And the optimum mixing ratio was 10:2:1 (sawdust: corn-powder: beer-waste, w/w). Black locust after cold water treatment showed the outstanding mycelial growths. Any significant changes of pH, moisture content (%) and dry-weight losses (%) could not be found among culture substrates (sawdust of black locust, oak and poplar wood) examined before and after harvesting of fruit bodies. Yield of fruit bodies on black locust culture media were comparable with those culture media composed with oak and poplar wood. The present work indicated strongly the potentiality of black locust as raw materials for edible and medicinal mushrooms.