Agaricus subrufescens, formerly named A. blazei Murrill, has been used as dietary mushroom and to formulate nutraceuticals and functional foods. The purpose of this research was to physiochemically characterize the effects of carbon-source on the expression profiles and sugar compositions of polysaccharides from A. subrufescens. Polysaccharide was characterized by size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) and high-performance anion-exchange chromatography (HPAEC). A direct dosage effects was shown as sucrose-based medium and a negative dosage effects was shown as malt-based medium. Sucrose or glucose as substrate enhanced the biosynthesis of the very-low-molecular-weight (<1 kDa) polysaccharide. Glucose-feeding in high dose could enhance very-high-molecular-weight-polysaccharide (> 10000 kDa) synthesized. In contrast, sucrose-feeding in high dose was a negative effect for that of the synthesis. Galactose, glucose, and fructose were the dominant sugars in the A. subrufescens polysaccharide mixture. The content of glucose and fructose in the polysaccharides increased with increase feeding of sucrose, and that of glucose for glucose-feeding.
Agaricus subrufescens, formerly named A. blazei Murrill, has been used as dietary mushroom and to formulate nutraceuticals and functional foods. The purpose of this research was to physiochemically characterize the effects of carbon-source on the expression profiles and sugar compositions of polysaccharides from A. subrufescens. Polysaccharide was characterized by size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) and high-performance anion-exchange chromatography (HPAEC). A direct dosage effects was shown as sucrose-based medium and a negative dosage effects was shown as malt-based medium. Sucrose or glucose as substrate enhanced the biosynthesis of the very-low-molecular-weight (<1 kDa) polysaccharide. Glucose-feeding in high dose could enhance very-high-molecular-weight-polysaccharide (> 10000 kDa) synthesized. In contrast, sucrose-feeding in high dose was a negative effect for that of the synthesis. Galactose, glucose, and fructose were the dominant sugars in the A. subrufescens polysaccharide mixture. The content of glucose and fructose in the polysaccharides increased with increase feeding of sucrose, and that of glucose for glucose-feeding.