• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.13-19
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• 1980

To investigate constituents of Russula pseudodelica Lange and Microporus affinis(Blume et Nees) Kuntze, quantitative analyses of free and total amino acids were carried out with G. L.C. and an amino acid autoanalyzer. Polysaccharides of the two mushrooms were extracted with hot water and the filtrate was concentrated. The addition of three volumes of ethanol to the concentrate formed precipitation of crude polysaccharides which were analyzed by G.L.C. and H.P.L.C. Sixteen amino acids and four monosaccharides were identified in the protein-bound poly­saccharides of the two mushrooms. The polysaccharides of M. affinis showed antineoplastic activity against sarcoma 180 implanted in mice.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.38 no.5
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• pp.439-443
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• 2010

The 95% aqueous EtOH extract was obtanied from the fruiting body of Russula subnigricans. Repeated silica gel column chromatography and preparative TLC afforded one fatty acid and three chlorinated hydroquinone derivatives. They were identified as nonadecanoic acid (1), 2,6-dichloro-4-methoxyphenol (2), russuphelin A (3), and russuphelin E (4) on the basis of several spectral data (MS, $^1H$ and $^{13}C$-NMR, including HMBC).

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.42 no.3
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• pp.243-246
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• 2014

The roots of Monotropa uniflora were collected from a forest in Korea. Morphological characteristics of monotropid mycorrhizas of the plants were determined. Thick mantles covered the roots and fungal pegs inside the epidermal cells of the roots were observed. Fungal symbionts were identified by sequence analysis of internal transcribed spacer region. Phylogenetic analysis based on the sequences demonstrated that the fungus was the most closely related to Russula heterophylla. The result support the strong specificity between M. uniflora and Russula species.

• Journal of Mushroom
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.1-10
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• 2015

Russula rosacea, a mycorrhizal fungus, has been used for edible and medicinal purposes. This study was conducted to evaluate the in vitro antioxidant, anti-hyperglycemic, anti-cholinesterase, and nitric oxide inhibitory effects of the fruiting bodies from R. rosacea extracted with methanol, and hot water. The 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activities of the methanol and hot water extracts (2.0 mg/ml) of R. rosacea were comparable with BHT, the positive control. The chelating effects of the mushroom and hot water extracts were significantly higher than that of BHT. The reducing power of methanol and hot water extract (6 mg/ml) were significantly lower than that of BHT. Seven phenolic compounds were detected from acetonitrile and hydrochloric acid solvent extract of the mushroom. alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activities of methanol and hot water extracts were lower than that of acarbose, the positive control. The acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitory effects were moderate compared with galanthamine, the standard drug. Nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced RAW 264.7 cells were inhibited significantly by the mushroom extracts in a concentration dependent manner. Therefore, we demonstrated that fruiting bodies of R. rosacea possess in vitro antioxidant, anti-hyperglycemic, anti-cholinesterase, and NO production inhibitory activities. The experimental results suggest that the fruiting bodies of R. rosacea are good natural antioxidant, anti-hyperglycemic, anti-cholinesterase, and anti-inflammatory sources.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.693-699
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• 2010

An antiproliferative ribonuclease with a new N-terminal sequence was purified from fruiting bodies of the edible wild mushroom Russula delica in this study. This novel ribonuclease was unadsorbed on DEAE-cellulose, but absorbed on SP-Sepharose and Q-Sepharose. It had a molecular mass of 14 kDa, as judged by fast protein liquid chromatography on Superdex 75 and SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Its optimal pH and optimal temperature were pH 5 and $60^{\circ}C$, respectively. The ranking of its activity toward various polyhomoribonucleotides was poly C> poly G>poly A>poly U. It could inhibit proliferation of HepG2 and MCF-7 cancer cells with an $IC_50$ value of $8.6\;{\mu}M$ and $7.2\;{\mu}M$, respectively. It was devoid of antifungal and HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitory activity.

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.175-185
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• 1991

Higher fungi were collected in the National Park areas of Mt. Jiri from March, 1989 to October, 1990 and identified; Collybia acervata, Hygrocybe calyptraefis, Tubaria furfuracea, Amanita hemibapha subsp. javanica, A. alboflavescens, A. neoovoidea, Leccinum holopus var. holopus, L. griseum, lylopilus nigropurpureus, Lactarius zonarius var. zonarius, L. necator and Russula alboareo­late. All were newly recorded in Korea.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.83 no.4
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• pp.556-562
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• 1994

To investigate the fungal diversity in Mt. Paekwoon, higher fungi were collected in July, 1991 from the two locations of Seoul National University Forests in Kwangyang-gun, Chonnam Province. A total of 137 fungal species were collected and classified. Following six species were identified as new species unrecorded in Korea. Their morphological and taxonomic features including microscopic characteristics of spores and cystidia were also reported in this paper. Marasmius pulcherripes Peck ; Agaricus purpurellus(Moller) Moller ; Coprinus echinosporus Buller ; Xerocomus nigromaculatus Hongo ; Boletellus shichianus(Teng & Ling) Teng ; Russula kansaiensis Hongo.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.85-89
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• 2011

Bioassay-guided fractionation of the $CHCl_3$-soluble fraction of a MeOH extract of the fruiting bodies of Hygrophorus russula led to the isolation of five ergosterol derivatives (1 - 5). The structures of these compounds were identified as ergosterol peroxide (1), ergosta-4,6,8(14),22-tetraen-3-one (2), ergosta-7,22-diene-3${\beta}$,5${\alpha}$,6${\alpha}$-triol (3), ergosta-7,22-diene-3${\beta}$,5${\alpha}$,6${\beta}$,9${\alpha}$-tetraol (4), and 5${\alpha}$,6${\alpha}$-epoxy-ergosta-8(14),22-diene-3${\beta}$,7${\alpha}$-diol (5) by comparing their physicochemical and spectral data with those in the literature. These compounds were evaluated for in vitro cytotoxicity against A549 and XF498 cancer cell lines. Most of the tested compounds, except for compound 3, exhibited moderate cytotoxicity against both A549 and XF498 cell lines with $IC_{50}$ values ranging from 10.2 to 18.3 ${\mu}g/ml$ and from 11.4 to 24.6 ${\mu}g/ml$, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.62-68
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• 1999

Many fungi were collected at Mt.Jiri national park from April 1,1996 to March 30,1998. They were identified. According to the results, following species newly to Korea ; in eumycota Omphalina ericetorum, Cortinarius traganus, Russula polyphylla, Coltricia montagnei var. montagnei, Cantharellus ferruginascens, Dacrymyces capitate, Arachnopeziza nivea. Dasyschyphus pygmeaus, tenuissimus, Nectria punicea var. punicea and in myxomycota Trichia affnis, Physarum viride var. aurantium. These unrecorded species were designed Korean common name by author.

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.273-278
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• 1993

In order to determine of trace mineral elements of wild edible mushrooms in Korea, the dried carpophores of Armillariella mella(Vahl.ex Fr.) karst., Armillariella tabescens(Scop.) Sing., Lepista nuda(Bull.ex Fr.) Cooke and Lepista sordida(Schum.ex Fr.) Sing., Hygrophorus russula (Schaeff.ex Fr.) Qu'el., Hygrocybe conica(Scop.ex Fr.) Kummur were incinerated and analyzed by an atom adsorption spectrophotometry. The six mushrooms contained ubiquitously potassium, iron, zinc, sodium, manganase, copper and calsium in that order, and the content of potassium was the highest than other inorganic components and the content of zinc in Hygrocybe conica was especially the most than the other five mushrooms. Total contents of inorganic components(except Cd) were universally the highest in Hygrocybe conica than other five mushrooms, and decrease in order Hygrophorus russula, lepista nuda, lepista sordida, Aarmillariella mella and Armillariella tabescens. Calsium was not present in Amillariella mella and lepista nuda, and copper not in Hygro­cybe conica, and content of cadimium in Hygrophorus russula and Hygrocybe conica were trace.