The Sterol Composition of Volvariella volvacea and Other Edible Mushrooms

Sterol and vitamin D2 concentrations in cultivated and wild grown mushrooms: Effects of UV irradiation

“…Among six detected minor sterols, present in all investigated mushrooms, three have been identified by comparing our mass spectral analyses with different literature data (Yokokawa & Mitsuhashi, 1981;Huang, Yung, & Chang, 1985;Patterson & Nes, 1991;Mattila, Lampi et al, 2002;Mattila, Salo-Va¨a¨na¨nen et al, 2002). However, no previous data on the sterol pattern have been reported for A. bisporus/Portabella.…”

High performance liquid chromatography determination of ergosterolas a measure of ectomycorrhiza infection in Scots pine

“…For fruiting bodies YOSHIDA et al (1979) found relatively similar values in two cultivars of Lentinus edodes, while HUANG et al (1985) observed a wide range of ergosterol levels among different species of edible mushrooms as well between developmental stages and between stipe and cap.…”

Ergosterol content as a measure of biomass of potential biological control fungi in liquid cultures

“…Therefore, the condi- tions of fungus should closely mimic that of the anticipated environment (Gessner and Chauvet 1993). However, in contrast to large differences in ergosterol content of macrofungal fruiting bodies reported by Huang et al (1985), Gessner and Chauvet (1993) observed very little dependence of ergosterol content of fourteen strain of aquatic hyphomycetes commonly found on decaying leaves in running waters to depend on media composition and age of culture. Thus, the use of ergosterol measurements may have potential applications in ecological situations, such as biological control.…”

“…Concentration of ergosterol in a fungus is influenced by both internal and external factors, such as fungal species (Huang et al 1985, Newell et al 1987, Salmanowicz and Nylund 1988, physiological state of fungus, its age, developmental stage (Huang et al 1985), general growth conditions, chemical composition of substrate, temperature and pH of the environment (Weete 1980, Arnezeder and Hampel 1991, Olsen 1973, Vanden Bossche 1990. Therefore, the condi- tions of fungus should closely mimic that of the anticipated environment (Gessner and Chauvet 1993).…”