Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Azuma Okubo

Toshihiko Wada

Chikao Yoshikumi

Yoshio Ohmura

Yutaka Mukaida

Hitoshi Takita

Satoru Enomoto

Hiromitsu Makita

Kinzaburo Suzuki

Katsunori Miura

Tadao Sagi

Takishi Nakanoya

Akiyoshi Nakajima

Akiyoshi Nakashima

A fruit body of Ganoderma lucidum (Fr.) Karst. having a long stipe is prepared by the method of the invention comprising the following steps;

Method of cultivating Ganoderma lucidum (Fr.) Karst.

Disclosed is a method for producing the high-quality mycelia of the Basidiomycetes from culture thereof by promoting growth of the fungus as well as differentiation of the cells and attendant organization thereof by adding to the culture medium a straight chain saturated aliphatic alcohol with a catbon number within a specified range of 26 to 36 carbon atoms.

Growth promoting method for basidiomycetes

In cultivation of the Basidiomycetes under aeration and agitation in an aqueous liquid medium containing saccharide as a carbon source and yeast extract, peptone, casamino acid and/or meat extract as nutrient, the initial charge of the medium is adjusted such that it is less than about 70% of the capacity of the fermentor used, and the medium or at least one component thereof is supplied additionally in portions as cultivation advances. Such control of the medium feed suppresses excessive foaming which occurs in the aqueous medium during cultivation, and allows smooth and efficient cultivation of the Basidiomycetes.

Method for cultivating Basidiomycetes

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Azuma Okubo