Comparison of β-glucan Contents of Lentinula edodes Cultivated on Sawdust according to Medium Composition and Fruiting Temperature

Lentinula edodes is an edible mushroom that contains a ${\beta}$-glucan called lentinan, which has antitumor and immune-enhancing properties. In the present study, the ${\beta}$-glucan contents of L. edodes mushrooms cultivated on sawdust with different nutritional supplements and fruiting temperatures were measured using a commercial ${\beta}$-glucan assay kit purchased from Megazyme (Bray, Ireland). The weight loss of sawdust media and the yield of fruiting bodies showed similar trends, but the yield was more closely associated with the nutritional supplements used than the weight loss of sawdust media was. The ${\beta}$-glucan contents of L. edodes were 39.5-42.1%, except in the bean curd refuse + $CaCl_2$ supplementation group (50.4%). Furthermore, the ${\beta}$-glucan content decreased with increasing temperatures and was 42.4% at a low fruiting temperature.

표고 톱밥재배에서 배지조성과 버섯발생 온도에 따른 β-glucan 함량 비교

표고는 항암활성과 면역활성을 촉진하는 렌티난이라는 ${\beta}$-glucan을 가진 식용버섯이다. 본 연구에서는 표고 톱밥재배에서 배지의 영양원의 종류와 버섯 발생온도에 따른 표고조직의 ${\beta}$-glucan 함량의 변화를 메가자임법으로 조사하였다. 배지 중량이 감소하면서 버섯생산량은 증가하였지만, 이 생산량은 중량감소보다 영양원 종류에 더 크게 영향을 받았다. 콩비지 + $CaCl_2$ 처리구(50.4%)를 제외한 표고의 ${\beta}$-glucan 함량은 39.5~42.1% 범위였다. 자실체 발생 온도에 따른 ${\beta}$-glucan 함량은 발생온도 증가에 따라 반비례 관계가 나타났고, 저온 발생조건에서 42.4%였다.