Research Article

Intrastrain Comparison of the Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of an Edible Mushroom, Pleurotus giganteus, and Its Potent Neuritogenic Properties

Table 2

Amino acid content (g kg−1 protein) of Pleurotus giganteus KLU-M 1227and KLU-M 1228.

Amino acids Pleurotus giganteus (commercial strain)Pleurotus giganteus (wild strain)

Asp6.9 ± 0.0c7.0 ± 0.0c
Glu15.7 ± 0.0jk17.2 ± 0.1l
Ser11.1 ± 0.01e11.0 ± 0.01e
His*15.4 ± 0.04ji15.1 ± 0.05j
Gly29.0 ± 0.11p29.5 ± 0.04p
Thr*5.3 ± 0.01b5.2 ± 0.00b
Arg*11.4 ± 0.04ef12.1 ± 0.00fg
Ala11.1 ± 0.01e13.5 ± 0.00h
Tyr5.8 ± 0.06b5.9 ± 0.00b
CysNDND
Val*8.0 ± 0.01d7.1 ± 0.00c
Met*3.1 ± 0.01a3.1 ± 0.00a
Phe*16.4 ± 0.09kl16.5 ± 0.00kl
Ile*7.7 ± 0.02cd7.3 ± 0.00cd
Leu*20.4 ± 0.10n19.4 ± 0.00m
Lys*14.5 ± 0.01i12.8 ± 0.00gh
Asn15.2 ± 0.07ij24.6 ± 0.00o
GlnNDND
NvaNDND
Trp*NDND

Asp: aspartate; Glu: glutamate; Ser: serine; His: histidine; Gly: glycine; Thr: threonine; Arg: arginine; Ala: alanine; Tyr: tyrosine; Cys: cystine; Val: valine; Met: methionine; Phe: phenylalanine; Ile: isoleucine; Leu: leucine; Lys: lysine; Asn: asparagine; Gln: glutamine; Nva: norvaline; Trp: tryptophan. Each value is expressed as mean ± SD ( ). In each row, the different letters represent significant differences between samples ( ). ND: not detected. *Essential amino acids.