‘Sootari’, a new variety of oyster mushroom, was bred by mating with monokaryons isolated from ‘Suhan’ and ‘Gonji-7ho’. The optimum temperature for the mycelial growth was 20~25℃ on PDA medium and those for the primordia formation and growth of fruiting body of ‘Sootari’ were 16~18℃ on sawdust substrate. In bottle cultivation, mycelial growth required about 25 days. In addition, primordia formation and growth of fruiting body required 4 days each. Regarding characteristics of the fruiting body, the shape and color of pileus were round type and black, respectively, and stipe color and shape were white and short and thin, respectively. The yield of fruiting bodies was 131.3±26.0 g per 1,100 mL bottle, which was 2% higher than that of Gonji-7ho.

느타리버섯의 생산성 향상을 위하여 액체종균 배양액의 조건을 설정하고자 하였다. Potato dextrose 배양액에서 균체 생장을 위한 최적 pH는 6이었다. 대두박 0.3%와 설탕 및 포도당 함량을 달리한 15가지의 배양액(‘A’~‘O’)은 22℃및 pH 6의 조건에서 14일동안 배양되었을 때 설탕과 포도당이 각각 함유된 배양액에서 흡광도는 증가되었다. 특히 5~20%의 포도당만 함유된 배양액(‘C’, ‘D’, E’ 및 ‘F’)은 배양기간의 경과에 따라 흡광도가 증가되는 경향이었다. 배양액의 건조 균체량은 20%이하의 설탕이나 포도당이 단독으로 함유된 배양액에서 감소되었으나, 30%의 설탕(‘A’) 또는 포도당(‘B’)이 각각 함유된 배양액에서 건조 균체량은 증가되었다. 1100 mL의 톱밥배지 병재배 시 액체종균의 최적 접종량은 15~20 mL이었다. 고체종균 및 액체종균으로 느타리버섯을 재배하여 조직감을 비교한 결과 고체종균에 비해 액체종균으로 재배된 버섯에서 우수한 경향이었다.

큰느타리버섯은 에르고스테롤 및 글루칸과 같은 기능성 물질의 함량이 높아 항산화 활성 및 프리바이오틱 효과를 일으키는 버섯이다. 큰느타리버섯은 향이 강하며 단단해 기호도가 높지만 장기간 소요되는 선박수출 등에서는 선도유지 기간 확보가 필요하다. 버섯의 품질에 영향을 미치는 외부요인은 온도, 상대습도, 공기조성 및 통풍 상태가 있으며 이로 인해 버섯의 호흡량, 수분 함량, 경도, 색도, pH 및 이취 등에 영향을 준다. 큰느타리버섯의 주요 장해는 갈변, 이취, 부패가 있으며, 이를 막기 위해 상품성이 높은 품종을 개발하거나 저장성을 높이는 처리 방법이 고안되고 있다. 버섯의 품질을 유지하기 위한 방법으로는 건조, 감마선 조사, 키토산 처리와 같은 수확 후 처리 방법과 CA 저장과 MA 포장을 통한 저장 방법이 있다. 버섯의 건조는 자연건조, 열풍건조, 동결건조, 진공건조, 전자파진공건조 방법이 있으며 동결건조 방법을 사용한 버섯의 성분저하가 비교적 낮았다. 1 kGy 감마선 조사가 고선량에 비해 저장기간 연장에 효과적이었으며 오일, protocatechuic acid, 왁스 등의 친수성 colloid를 키토산에 첨가하여 코팅처리 하였을 때 경도유지, 호흡 및 갈변이 억제되었다. 큰느타리버섯의 CA 저장조건은 10℃ 이하의 온도에서 5kPa O₂ + 10~15kPa CO₂의 공기 조성이 제시되었으며 MA 포장으로는 미세천공을 갖는 PP필름을 이용한 능동적 기체조성 방법이 저장 중 품질유지에 효과적이었다.

큰느타리버섯 수확 후 배지를 이용한 유기퇴비를 제조하여 퇴비 원료로서의 이용가능성에 대해 실험을 진행하였다. 퇴비의 발아능력을 검증하기 위해 오이, 무, 상추, 배추를 파종한 후 발아율과 발아지수를 측정하였으며 미강과 미생물제의 첨가비율이 높을수록 높은 발아율을 나타내는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 오이와 무의 발아지수는 전체적으로 높았으며, 상추의 경우 SMS 100%와 미강 5% 첨가구만 발아지수 70을 넘었고 배추는 미생물제 5% 첨가구에서 가장 높은 발아지수를 나타내었다. 또한 상추를 이용하여 SMS 상토 제조비율과 생육특성을 조사하기 위해 생육시험용 상토 제조비율은 일반상토 100%와 SMS 10%, SMS 20%, SMS 30%, SMS 50%, SMS 70%, SMS 100%로 제조하여 상추묘를 이식하였다. 먼저 상토재료의 이화학성 분석을 시행하였으며 SMS 첨가량이 높을수록 질소전량이 높아지는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 하지만 상추의 SMS 처리구와 일반상토에서의 생육정도를 비교하였을 때, 중량은 SMS 10% 43.9 g, 일반상토 46.4 g로 비슷하였으며 엽록소 함량도 SMS 10% 32.8, 일반상토 SMS 10% 32.8로 같았고 나머지도 비슷한 수치를 나타내었으나 총장에서 SMS 10% 14.6 cm, 일반상토 16.8 cm로 일반상토가 더 큰 것으로 확인되었다.

생육이 빠르고 중형인 큰느타리버섯 품종을 육종하기 위하여 육종모본 24×46과 KNR2539를 단교배하여 소규모 시험재배하여 생육소요일수(15.4일)와 수량(81.5 g/850 cc), 품질(7.5)을 기준으로 17×15계통을 선발하였다. 선발된 계통을 ‘애린이6’라고 명명하고 대량재배로 큰느타리2호와 생육특성을 비교하였다. 병당수량은 ‘애린이6’가 76.0 g으로 대조품종 61.4 g의 113% 수준이었다. 품질의 경우 ‘애린이6’는 6.8, ‘큰느타리2호’는 5.7로 나타났다. 생육소요일, 수량, 품질은, 독립 t test로 분석한 결과 통계적으로 유의성을 보였다. 갓의 명도(L)에 있어서 ‘애린이6’는 61.7로 대조품종의 58.3보다 높아서 밝은 색을 띄었다. 고유성에 있어서는 URP2와 URP11에서 대조품종과 신품종이 다형성을 보였고, 대치배양에서도 뚜렷한 대선이 관찰되었다.

백령버섯 병재배용 배지 주재료는 콘코브 배지보다는 미루나무톱밥 배지 처리구에서 발이 및 생육특성이 가장 양호하였으며, 배지 영양원으로는 면실피, 면실박, 밀기울, 옥수수분, 미강 등이 적합하였고, 배지 혼합 비율은 58% 이내 범위에서 재료별로 질소함량을 고려하여 가감 사용하는 것이 적당하였으며, T-N 함량이 높은 면실박 사용량은 20% 수준으로 조절할 필요가 있었다. 또한, 배지 첨가제는 탄산칼슘 처리가 소석회 처리보다 양호하였으며, 무처리구의 경우 갓과 대의 탄력성은 감소하고 경도는 증가되는 경향을 보였다. 따라서, 백령버섯 병재배용 최적배지는 미루나무톱밥+면실피+면실박+밀기울+옥수수분+탄산칼슘이 40:20:20:15:3:2의 혼합 비율로 조성되는 처리구였다.

In this study, we investigate the potential use of persimmon peels (PP) in mushroom culture medium for the production of functional mushrooms. Pleurotus eryngii was cultivated in medium supplemented with PP (SMPP) at the following concentrations: 0% SMPP (control), 5% SMPP, 10% SMPP, 15% SMPP, 20% SMPP, or 30% SMPP. The total polyphenol content, DPPH radical scavenging ability, ABTS cation scavenging ability, and reducing power of P. eryngii cultivated in SMPP were investigated. P. eryngii cultured in 20% SMPP produced the highest values for all four measurements. Total polyphenol content, DPPH radical scavenging activity, ABTS cation scavenging ability, and reducing power all increased upon the addition of PP. Based on our results, we can conclude that persimmon peels are a highly valuable supplement for functional mushroom culture medium.

Oyster mushrooms are one of the most popular edible mushrooms in Korea. The ‘Santari’ cultivar bred in this study, which belongs to the species Pleurotus pulmonarius, is a new oyster mushroom cultivar for bottle culture. It was bred by mating monokaryons isolated from ‘GMPO20404’ and ‘Hosan’. The optimum temperature for ‘Santari’ mycelial growth was 26–29℃ on PDA medium, and the temperatures for primordium formation and for growth of the fruit body on sawdust medium were 22℃ and 20℃, respectively. It took 34 days to complete the spawn run, 3 days to form primordia, and 3 days to finish fruit body growth in the bottle culture. The fruit body pilei were round in shape and brownish, whereas the stipes were long, thick, and white. The yield per bottle of ‘Santari’ was 172 g/1,100 mL, which was 43% higher than that of the reference cultivar (‘Hosan’). The springiness, cohesiveness, gumminess, and brittleness of the stipe tissue were 87%, 82%, 193 g, and 16 kg, respectively. These physical property values of ‘Santari’ were lower than those of the control cultivar, except for the cohesiveness.

The effects of Postharvest CO2 treatment on the quality and shelf life of oyster mushroom packaged with oriented polypropylene (OPP) film bag were investigated. On the day of harvest, the ‘Gonji-7ho’ oyster mushroom grown by bottle cultivation of Jangheung County, Korea transferred to a laboratory in Wanju County and were cooled in a cold room at 3°C for 1 day and then treated with 30% or 50% CO2 for 3 hours at 3°C. After the CO2 treatment, 400 g of oyster mushroom were sealed into 20 μm thick OPP film bag (width: 29 cm, length: 24 cm) used in the actual farmhouse. The package gas composition, hardness, color change, off-flavor index, browning index, and overall quality were evaluated during storage at room temperature (RT) for 6 days and at 3°C for 21 days. As a result, During storage at RT, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the bag of 30%, 50% CO2 were higher than untreated and shelf-life of oyster mushroom at 50% CO2 was reduced 1 day due to off-flavor while 30% CO2 or untreated was 2 days. During storage at 3°C, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the bag was kept low at 30%, 50% CO2 treatment compared to untreated, the respiration of oyster mushroom at 30, 50% CO2 were lower than untreated during initial 7 days storage at 3°C, but ethylene production were not different. The hardness of oyster mushroom at 30% CO2 was higher, the lightness (L* value) of stem surface was higher, the yellowness (b* value), browning index was lower and odor index was lower than untreated or 50% CO2. 30% CO2 treated oyster mushroom packaged with OPP film bag kept 4.2~16.2% O2 and 4.2~15.5% CO2 concentration in the bag during storage at 3°C, and showed highest overall quality index. Marketable shelf-life was assessed 10 days for untreated, 17 days for 30% CO2, and 16 days for 50% CO2, respectively.

The Pleurotus tuoliensis is a mushroom named Chinese ‘Bai-Ling-Gu’ from species of Pleurotus nebrodensis. we are mated for selection of cytoplasmic hybrid by mitochondria microsatellite marker and the method of Mon-Mon mating between monokaryotic strains derived from Pleurotus ferula ASI 0629 (Beesan No.1) and Pleurotus tuoliensis ASI 0663 (Baekryung 20). The cytoplasmic hybrids were identified 8 strains contained nuclear DNA bands of 'Baekryung 20' and mitochondrial DNA of monokaryon strains derived from Pleurotus ferula ASI 0629 (beesan No.1). The KiMB-Plft-15-81 was shown the best cultural characteristics, selected to be a new cultivar and designed as 'Baekwhang'. The 'Baekwhang' cab be grown without an extra after-ripening period, can utilize bottle cultivation of Pleurotus eryngii. And also the ‘Seolwon’ is similar to the existing Pleurotus tuoliensis in shape and physiological characteristics, formed high stipe. We therefore expect that this new strains will substitutional goods of Pleurotus eryngii.

There are three kinds of Pleurotus eryngii : P. eryngii var. eryngii (P. eryngii), P. eryngii var. ferula (P. ferula : A-Wei-Mo) P. eryngii var. nebrodensis (P. nebrodensis : Bai-Ling-Gu). We bred P. ferula using Di-Mon mating and physiological assay and selected as follow (1) ‘Beesan No.1’ produced high yields, (2) ‘Beesan No.2’ was excellent morphological shape and anti-adipogenic Activit, (3) ‘Ergo’ included high ergothioneine such as anto-oxidant material, (4) ‘GW10-45’ included highest ergothioneine such as anto-oxidant material, (5) ‘Maeksong’ included high ergothioneine and effect of anti-inflammatory. We suggest that there are able to food-medicine materials.

Oyster mushrooms are one of the most famous mushrooms for foods in Korea. ‘Santari’ developed on this study is P. pulmonarius of oyster mushroom species. ‘Santari’ is a new variety of oyster mushroom for the bottle culture. It was bred by mating with monokaryons isolated from ‘GMPO20404’ and ‘Hosan’. The optimum temperature for the mycelial growth was 26～29°C on PDA medium and that for the primordia formation and the growth of fruiting body of ‘Santari’ was 22°C and 20°C on sawdust media. It took 34 days to finish spawn running, 3 days to finish primordia formation, 3 days to finish fruitbody growth in the bottle culture. In the characteristics of fruit body, pilei were round type and brownish, stipe color was white and stipe shape was long and thick. The yield per bottle was 172g/1,100ml and was 43% higher than that of control variety(Hosan). As results of the physical properties of fruit body, springness, cohesive, gumminess and brittleness of stipe tissue were 87%, 82%, 193g and 16kg, respectively. The values of them are lower than those of control except cohesive.

The production scale of mushroom cultivation in Korea is approximately 600 billion won, which is 1.6% of the Korean gross agricultural output. Annually, ca. 190,000 tons of mushrooms are harvested in Korea. The oyster mushroom is one of the most favorite and commonly consumed mushrooms in Korea. In case of breeding, the protoplast fusion technique of the oyster mushroom, P. ostreatus was first commercialized in the world. To develop the high temperature varieties, various examinations were accomplished. Protoplast fusion of abalone mushroom, high temperature, and oyster mushroom, popular mushroom, were attempted. 2 strains of P.ostreatus and 2 strains of P.abalonus were fused to each other by protoplast isolation. Fusion strains were investigated by random amplified polymorphic DNA(RAPD) marker, and selected strains were cultivated at 25°C after completing the mycelial growth. As a result of sawdust bag cultivation, most of strains showed the fruiting body, but the morphological characteristics among them were not significant different. However, these protoplast fusion strains were expected as new parents strains to develop varieties.

Oyster mushrooms are one of the most famous mushrooms for foods in Korea. ‘Santari’ developed on this study is P. pulmonarius of oyster mushroom species. ‘Santari’ is a new variety of oyster mushroom for the bottle culture. It was bred by mating with monokaryons isolated from ‘GMPO20404’ and ‘Hosan’. The optimum temperature for the mycelial growth was 26~29°C on PDA medium and that for the primordia formation and the growth of fruiting body of ‘Santari’ was 22°C and 20°C on sawdust media. It took 34 days to finish spawn running, 3 days to finish primordia formation, 3 days to finish fruitbody growth in the bottle culture. In the characteristics of fruit body, pilei were round type and brownish, stipe color was white and stipe shape was long and thick. The yield per bottle was 172g/1,100ml and was 43% higher than that of control variety (Hosan). As results of the physical properties of fruit body, springness, cohesive, gumminess and brittleness of stipe tissue were 87%, 82%, 193g and 16kg, respectively. The values of them are lower than those of control except cohesive.

Pleurotus nebrondensis is a new type of commercially cultivated edible mushroom in china. It is well knowned for its large and fat body, pure white color and tender character, the most of delicious taste in many kinds of mushroom and ample nutrition. However, it is not spreaded because there are no domestic cultivar and stable cultivation method. For the new cultivar, we aim to find the superior strains for better mycelial and fruit body growth. So, we carried out to obtain morphological and physiological characteristics for an artificial cultivation of Pleurotus nebrodensis for collected strains. Twenty strains were cultivated with bottle and bag culture selected of high quality yield two strains. GMPN65034 was the highest yield with 133g/900㎖ for bottle cultivation. GMPN65027 was the highest yield with 145g/1.0kg for bag cultivation. In the future, we have the research project of Pleurotus nebrondensis breeding and culture system for stable production of a new reasonable substrate.

Food fortification is defined as the addition of nutrients at levels higher than those found in the original food to improve nutritional quality. Oyster mushrooms generally contain low calcium. This present study focused on the Ca absorption efficacy of Pleurotus florida using eggshell powder, oyster shell powder and agricultural lime. Various concentrations (0%, 2%, 4%, 6%, 8% and 10%) of different calcium sources were added to the rice straw – based formulation. Duration of days from inoculation to mycelial colonization, primordial formation, fruiting body development were evaluated. Furthermore, the effect of Ca sources on the total yield and biological efficiency were also noted. Results revealed that addition of Ca sources on the formulated substrates generally lengthens time of mycelial ramification, primordial formation and fruiting body development. ESP-supplemented substrate generally increased the size of the cap but not greatly affected the stipe length and diameter of the fruiting bodies. On the other hand, the influence of addition of OSP increases cap size but decreases stipe length and diameter. Finally, for the incorporation of AGL, it was observed that size of cap of the fruiting bodies generally decreased in size, shortened the stipe and influence of AGL to the stipe diameter may vary depending on the concentration. Moreover, Ca supplementation increases the yield, biological efficiency and Ca content of P. florida. The highest yield from the substrate supplemented with eggshell powder was recorded at 8% concentration with 194.80g and biological efficiency of 36.26%. Substrate with 8% oyster shell powder resulted with the highest yield of 176.80g with biological efficiency of 33.92%. For agricultural lime supplemented substrate, the highest yield was observed in 6% concentration with 186.40g and biological efficiency of 35.51%. Optimum Ca content absorbed by P. florida was recorded in 6% ESP (140mg/100g dried sample), 10% OSP (105mg/100g dried sample) and 8% AGL (170mg/100g dried sample). These findings imply that addition of Ca on rice straw-based substrate can significantly improve yield, biological efficiency, and Ca content of the fruiting bodies.

Naringenin and its glycoside naringin (naringenin-7-O-glycoside) belong to this series of flavonoids and were well-known strong antioxidant activity. This study was conducted to flavonoid constituents and antioxidant activity of Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus cornucopiae. In order to determine active ingredient contents of Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus cornucopiae, we were carried out total polyphenolic content (TPC) and flavonoid content (TFC) analyses. As a result, TPC (31.05 ± 0.03 g GAE/kg extract) and TFC (13.25 ± 1.24 g NE/kg extract) of Pleurotus cornucopiae were found significantly higher as compared to Pleurotus ostreatus. The IC50 values based on the DPPH (56.50 ± 0.73 μg/ml) and ABTS (86.53 ± 3.86 μg/ml) for Pleurotus cornucopiae were generally stronger showing potential antioxidant properties compared to Pleurotus ostreatus. In addition, naringin and naringenin content were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography analysis. A great amount of naringin and naringenin was found in Pleurotus cornucopiae. These results indicate that the Pleurotus cornucopiae can be used as an antioxidant therapeutic agent.

The characteristic aroma of mushrooms is one of their attractive elements as food materials. The major aroma compound in most mushrooms is 1-octen-3-ol. The biosynthesis of 1-octen-3-ol starts with the oxidation of linoleic acid by lipoxygenase (LOX). The resultant intermediate hydroperoxide is then cleaved by hydroperoxide lyase. LOX is a non-heme iron-containing dioxygenase widely found in plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria. It catalyzes the insertion of molecular oxygen into polyunsaturated fatty acids containing Z,Z-1,4-pentadiene moieties, such as linoleic acid, linolenic acid, and arachidonic acid, yielding the corresponding hydroperoxides. Two LOX genes, Polox1 and Polox2, have been isolated from P. ostreatus, which has higher LOX activity than other edible mushrooms. Polox1 and Polox2 were found to show different expression patterns during the development of the fruiting body. However, the biochemical properties of PoLOX1 and PoLOX2, encoded by Polox1 and Polox2, respectively, have been not fully elucidated. In this study, we engineered these two LOX genes of P. ostreatus into a heterologous host, Escherichia coli, and characterized the recombinant proteins. The coding regions of Polox1 and Polox2 were amplified by RT-PCR from the total RNA of P. ostreatus PC15 mycelia. The RT-PCR products were digested with appropriate restriction enzymes and ligated into an expression vector (pET-16b). The resultant plasmids were introduced into E. coli BL21 (DE3) via transformation. Polox1 and Polox2 were then expressed by induction at 15°C with 0.4 mM IPTG for 18 h. The cells were harvested by centrifugation and resuspended in 10 mM potassium phosphate buffer (pH 7.0). The cell suspension was sonicated and again centrifuged at 15,000 ×g for 20 min at 4 °C. The resultant cell-free extract was used for subsequent experiments. Recombinant PoLOX1 and PoLOX2 were confirmed by SDS-PAGE analysis of the cell-free extract. PoLOX1 and PoLOX2 were estimated to have molecular weights of approximately 76,000 Da and 78,000 Da, respectively. The LOX activity was determined with linoleic acid as a substrate by a spectrophotometric procedure based on the formation of conjugated dienes. To characterize the biochemical properties of PoLOX1 and PoLOX2, in vitro enzymatic assays were performed using the total cell protein from E. coli expressing the two Polox genes, with linoleic acid as a substrate. The optimum pH of recombinant PoLOX1 and PoLOX2 was 7.5 and 5.5, respectively; the optimum temperatures of recombinant PoLOX1 and PoLOX2 were 55 °C and 30 °C, respectively. Recombinant PoLOX1 and PoLOX2 were stable at pH 5.0-9.0 and 6.0-8.0, respectively; recombinant PoLOX1 and PoLOX2 were relatively stable below 50 °C and 40 °C, respectively. Thus, PoLOX1 had higher thermal and pH stability than PoLOX2. The calculated Km values of PoLOX1 and PoLOX2 were 121 μM and 249 μM, respectively. The calculated Vmax values of PoLOX1 and PoLOX2 were 17.2 μmol/mg･min and 17.5 μmol/mg･min, respectively. These results indicated that PoLOX1 had a higher affinity for linoleic acid than PoLOX2. Collectively, our findings suggested that there were some differences between the biochemical properties of PoLOX1 and PoLOX2.