Mycobiology.
2007 Dec;35(4):215-218.
Chemical Components of Paecilomyces tenuipes (Peck) Samson
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- 1Department of Sericulture and Entomology, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, R.D.A., Suwon 441-707, Korea. iphong20@rda.go.kr
- 2Department of Applied Biology, Dongguk University, Seoul 100-715, Korea.
- 3Biofood Network Center, Ewha Woman's University, Seoul 120-160, Korea.
- 4Institute of Medicinal Plant, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, P.R.China.
Abstract
- The caterpillar-shaped Chinese medicinal mushroom (DongChongXiaCao) looks like a worm in the winter and like a grass in the summer. The fruiting body has been regarded as popular folk or effective medicines used to treat human diseases such as asthma, bronchial and lung inflammation, and kidney disease. The fruiting bodies of Paecilomyces tenuipes that formed on the living silkworm (Bombyx mori) host were used in this examination. This study was carried out to investigate the proximate composition, soluble sugar, amino acid and fatty acid profiles, and contents of the bioactive ingredient including adenosine and D-mannitol in the fruiting-bodies. The moisture content was 57.56%. Soluble sugars found were glycerol, glucose, mannitol and sucrose, and the contents exceeded 24 mgg-1dry weight. Total free amino acid content was 17.09 mg g(-1)dry weight. Arginine, glycine, proline and tyrosine were main amino acids. The content of oleic acid in fatty acids was high. Adenosine was more abundant in fruiting bodies than corpus.
MeSH Terms
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Adenosine
Agaricales
Amino Acids
Arginine
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Asthma
Bombyx
Carbohydrates
Fatty Acids
Fruit
Glucose
Glycerol
Glycine
Humans
Kidney Diseases
Mannitol
Oleic Acid
Paecilomyces*
Pneumonia
Poaceae
Proline
Sucrose
Tyrosine
Adenosine
Amino Acids
Arginine
Carbohydrates
Fatty Acids
Glucose
Glycerol
Glycine
Mannitol
Oleic Acid
Proline
Sucrose
Tyrosine
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