Research Article

Biological Activities of the Polysaccharides Produced in Submerged Culture of Two Edible Pleurotus ostreatus Mushrooms

Table 1

EPS and IPS production from the submerged culture of Pleurotus ostreatus M2191 and PBS281009 after 10 days of batch fermentation.

PolysaccharidePolysaccharide productivity
(g/L/day)
Polysaccharide (g)/dry biomass (g)Carbohydrates (%)Product yield
(mg polysaccharide/g carbon source)

Pleurotus ostreatus  M2191

IPS 0 . 0 7 ± 0 . 0 5 0 . 0 0 2 ± 0 . 0 0 2 6 8 ± 0 . 2 3 3 0 ± 0 . 6 4
EPS 0 . 1 ± 0 . 0 3 0 . 0 4 ± 0 . 0 0 2 8 7 ± 0 . 1 6 3 2 . 2 ± 0 . 2 5

Pleurotus ostreatus  PBS281009

IPS 1 . 1 5 ± 0 . 1 0 . 0 3 ± 0 . 0 0 5 7 4 ± 0 . 4 5 3 1 . 6 ± 0 . 1 6
EPS 2 . 0 ± 0 . 0 7 0 . 0 6 ± 0 . 0 0 1 8 9 ± 0 . 3 2 3 4 . 8 ± 0 . 2 4