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Polysaccharides, Proteins and Lipids from Basidiomycetous Fungi


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1 Department of Microbiology, Kakatiya University, Warangal - 506 009, A.P., India
 

Fruiting bodies of 40 Basidiomycetes species were screened for the presence of polysaccharides, proteins and lipids. Maximum amounts were observed in Fomes fomentarious (187.2 mg/g), Grifola berkely (265.4 mg/g) and Strobilomyces sp. (4.1 mg/g) respectively. High amounts of polysaccharides and proteins are recorded in six species and lipids in nine species. The study forms the basis for selection of potent species of medicinal importance.

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Basidiomycetous Fungi, Food Supplement, Antitumour Properties, Immunomodulating Properties.
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J. Vinaya Sagar Goud
Department of Microbiology, Kakatiya University, Warangal - 506 009, A.P., India
Kandukuri Vasu
Department of Microbiology, Kakatiya University, Warangal - 506 009, A.P., India
M. A. Singara Charya
Department of Microbiology, Kakatiya University, Warangal - 506 009, A.P., India

Abstract


Fruiting bodies of 40 Basidiomycetes species were screened for the presence of polysaccharides, proteins and lipids. Maximum amounts were observed in Fomes fomentarious (187.2 mg/g), Grifola berkely (265.4 mg/g) and Strobilomyces sp. (4.1 mg/g) respectively. High amounts of polysaccharides and proteins are recorded in six species and lipids in nine species. The study forms the basis for selection of potent species of medicinal importance.

Keywords


Basidiomycetous Fungi, Food Supplement, Antitumour Properties, Immunomodulating Properties.