Preservation and Functional Properties of Shiitake Mushroom (Lentinula edodes) Spawn Resources for Baekhwago Production Baek Hyun Advisor : Prof. Beak Jihwan, Ph.D. Department of Food and Nutrition, Graduate School of Gwangju University The purpose of...
Preservation and Functional Properties of Shiitake Mushroom (Lentinula edodes) Spawn Resources for Baekhwago Production Baek Hyun Advisor : Prof. Beak Jihwan, Ph.D. Department of Food and Nutrition, Graduate School of Gwangju University The purpose of this study was to obtain fundamental data for the development of domestic mushroom mycelia strains suitable for local cultivation environments, thereby reducing reliance on imported mushroom strains. Mushrooms cultivated in a smart farm system were classified into small (S), medium (M), and large (L) groups based on weight. Mycelia strains were aseptically isolated and cultivated in a liquid medium containing potassium, magnesium sulfate, sucrose, and soybean meal at 25℃. After cultivation, nucleotide sequence analysis was performed, and a commercially available Lentinula edodes strain obtained from the Korean Agricultural Culture Collection (KACC) was used as a reference strain. Sequence analysis identified most isolates as Lentinula edodes, after which functional component analyses were conducted. In the DPPH radical scavenging assay, mycelia exhibited IC₅₀ values ranging from 77.23 to 84.19µg/mL, while liquid culture extracts showed IC₅₀ values of 81.86 to 185.09µg/mL, indicating relatively higher antioxidant activity in the mycelia samples. Similar trends were observed in the ABTS radical scavenging assay, with mycelia ranging from 0 to 188.45µg/mL and liquid culture extracts from 0 to 160.74µg/mL. Among all groups, the L group demonstrated the highest antioxidant activity. β-Glucan content ranged from 0.03 to 0.72mg/g in mycelia and from 7.36 to 14.55mg/g in liquid cultures, indicating significantly enhanced accumulation under liquid culture conditions. Total polyphenol content was also higher in liquid cultures (3.52–15.89mg GAE/mL) compared to mycelia (1.36–2.44mg GAE/g). Further comparison between fruiting bodies and liquid cultures of Baekhwago showed that β-glucan content was 0.68–1.54mg/g in fruiting bodies and 94.86– 98.00mg/g in liquid cultures, while total polyphenol content was 5.68–7.71mg GAE/g and 325.92–357.23mg GAE/g, respectively. These results demonstrate that liquid culture conditions provide a favorable environment for the accumulation of functional bioactive compounds. This study provides valuable baseline data for the development of high-functional Baekhwago-based bio materials and supports the potential of domestic mushroom mycelia strains for functional material applications.