Screening of beta-glucan contents in commercially cultivated and wild growing mushrooms.
Mushrooms have unique sensory properties and nutritional values as well as health benefits due to their bioactive compounds, especially beta-glucans. Well-known edible and medicinal mushroom species as well as uncommon or unknown species representing interesting sources of bioactive beta-glucans have been widely studied. Commercially cultivated and wild growing mushrooms were analysed for their beta-glucan contents. Enzymatic determinations of all glucans, alpha-glucans and beta-glucans in 39 mushrooms species were performed, leading to very remarkable results. Many wild growing species present high beta-glucan contents, especially Bracket fungi. The well-known cultivated species Agaricus bisporus, Lentinula edodes and Cantharellus cibarius as well as most screened wild growing species show higher glucan contents in their stipes than caps.
Competence Center for Applied Mycology and Environmental Studies, Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Rheydter Str. 277, 41065 Mönchengladbach, Germany; Institute for Virology and Microbiology, University of Witten/Herdecke, Stockumer Strasse 10, 58453 Witten, Germany. Electronic address: Miriam.Sari@hsnr.de.
Miriam
M
Sari
Competence Center for Applied Mycology and Environmental Studies, Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Rheydter Str. 277, 41065 Mönchengladbach, Germany; Institute for Virology and Microbiology, University of Witten/Herdecke, Stockumer Strasse 10, 58453 Witten, Germany; Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD), Louisiana State University, 6980 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, LA 70806, USA.
Alexander
A
Prange
Competence Center for Applied Mycology and Environmental Studies, Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Rheydter Str. 277, 41065 Mönchengladbach, Germany; GAMU GmbH, Hüttenallee 241, 47800 Krefeld, Germany.
Jan I
JI
Lelley
Competence Center for Applied Mycology and Environmental Studies, Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Rheydter Str. 277, 41065 Mönchengladbach, Germany.
Reinhard
R
Hambitzer
D000363:Agaricales / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D000364:Agaricus / Q000737:chemistry; D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification; D009753:Nutritive Value; D020942:Shiitake Mushrooms / Q000737:chemistry; D047071:beta-Glucans / Q000032:analysis*
D047071:beta-Glucans
Beta-glucans; Carbohydrates; Mushrooms