%0 Journal Article %A Yajima, Yuka %A Miyazaki, Minoru %A Okita, Noriyasu %A Hoshino, Tamotsu %D 2013 %I Begell House %K α- and β-D-glucan, active element content, crust, crust-like structure, culture condition, electron microscope, Ganoderma lucidum, ganoderic acid A, medicinal mushrooms, morphology %N 2 %P 175-182 %R 10.1615/IntJMedMushr.v15.i2.60 %T Production of Ginkgo Leaf−Shaped Basidiocarps of the Lingzhi or Reishi Medicinal Mushroom Ganoderma lucidum (Higher Basidiomycetes), Containing High Levels of α- and β-D-Glucan and Ganoderic Acid A %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/708ae68d64b17c52,72e9ed69099c0eef,6b7a7dab0ec964e7.html %V 15 %X Ganoderic acid A and α- and β-D-glucan content were compared among morphologically different basidiocarps of the medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lucidum. Ginkgo leaf-shaped basidiocarps gradually hardened from the base to the pileus and accumulated a higher amount of bioactive components than normal (kidney-shaped) and antler/deer horn-shaped basidiocarps. In the normal G. lucidum stipe, the outer context contained the highest amount of α- and β-D-glucan (approximately 55%) and the highest amount of ganoderic acid A (approximately 0.3%). Ginkgo leaf-shaped G. lucidum had a large area of outer layer and stout outer context, which contributed to their high α- and β-D-glucan and ganoderic acid A content. %8 2013-03-22