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. 2015 Sep 4;31:1823–1844. doi: 10.1007/s11274-015-1937-8

Table 2.

EPS of Ascomycota and Basidiomycota strains—isolation, extraction, and purification methods

EPS producer The main steps during the procedure of EPS characteristics References
Isolation Purification Solubility Compositions Linkage type Mw (kDa)
Precipitation method (supernatants/alcohol proportion v/v) Period of dialysis against water (h) EPS solution Chromatographic methods
Ascomycota
 Alternaria alternate 95 % ethanol (1/5), 16 h, 4 °C Nehad and El-Shamy (2010)
 Aspergillus sp. Y16 95 % ethanol (1/3) 48 Water IEC
GPC
Water EPS1-Man, Gal
EPS2-Man, Glc
EPS1—1 → 2;1 → 6,
EPS2—1 → 3; 1 → 6
EPS1-15.0
EPS2-6.0
Chen et al. (2011)
 Aspergillus sp. RYLF17 95 % ethanol (1/4), 24 h, 4 °C Yadava et al. (2012)
 Aspergillus versicolor 95 % ethanol (1/3) 48 Water IEC
GPC
Water Glc, Man α-1 → 6 500.0 Chen et al. (2013a)
 Aureobasidium pullulans RYLF-10 95 % ethanol (1/4), 24 h, 4 °C Water Yadav et al. (2014)
 Botryosphaeria rhodina MMLR Absolute ethanol (1/3) 48 GPC Water, 1 M NaOH Glc β-1 → 6 Barbosa et al. (2003) and Vasconcelos et al. (2008)
 Botryosphaeria rhodina MMGR Absolute ethanol (1/3) 48 GPC Water, 1 M NaOH Glc β-1 → 6
 Botryosphaeria rhodina MMPI Absolute ethanol (1/3) 48 GPC Water, 1 M NaOH Glc β-1 → 6
 Botryosphaeria rhodina MMMFR Absolute ethanol (1/3) 48 Water GPC Water, 1 M NaOH Glc β-1 → 3
β-1 → 6
 Botryosphaeria rhodina DABAC-P82 Ethanol (1/2), 16 h, 4 °C, repeated twice 24 Water GPC Water Glc β-1 → 6
β-1 → 3
4.9 Selbmann et al. (2003)
 Cordyceps sinensis Cs-HK1 95 % ethanol (5 ratios: 1/0.2, 1/0.4, 1/1, 1/2, 1/5) Glc EPS0.2-47,400.0
EPS0.4-47,400.0
EPS1-253,000.0
EPS2-630.0
EPS5-16.0
Leung et al. (2009) and Huang et al. (2013)
 Fusarium coccophilum BCC2415 95 % ethanol (1/4), 12 h, −20 °C Water GPC Water 2.8 Madla et al. (2005)
 Fusarium oxysporum JN604549 95 % ethanol (1/3) 72 Water IEC
GPC
Water Gal, Glc, Man β-1 → 6
β-1 → 2
61.2 Chen et al. (2015)
 Fusarium oxysporum Dzf17 95 % ethanol (1/3), 48 h, 4 °C Water Water Li et al. (2014)
 Fusarium oxysporum Y24-2 95 % ethanol (1/4) 72 Water IEC
GPC
Water Gal, Glc α-1 → 2
β-1 → 6
36.0 Guo et al. (2010, 2013)
 Fusarium solani SD5 Absolute ethanol (1/5), 24 h, 4 °C 24 Water GPC Water Gal, Rha α-1 → 2
β-1 → 4
α-1 → 6
187.0 Mahapatra and Banerjee (2012)
 Hypocreales sp. NCHU01 95 % ethanol (1/4) 1 M NaOH 60 °C, 1 h Yeh et al. (2014)
 Morchella crassipes 95 % ethanol (1/4), 16 h, 4 °C 0.2 M NaCl GPC 0.2 M NaCl 19.6 He et al. (2012)
 Penicillium commune 95 % ethanol (1/3) 48 Water IEC
GPC
Water Glc, Man, Gal α-1 → 2
β-1 → 6
18.3 Chen et al. (2013c)
 Penicillium griseofulvum 95 % ethanol (1/3) 48 Water IEC
GPC
Water Man, Gal α-1 → 2
β-1 → 5
α-1 → 6
20.0 Chen et al. (2013b)
 Penicillium vermiculatum CCM F-276 Ethanol (1/4) repeated three times Water GPC Water Glc, Gal, Man β-1 → 6
β-1 → 3
77.0 Kogan et al. (2002)
 Phoma herbarum CCFEE5080 Absolute ethanol (1/2), 16 h, 4 °C, repeated twice 24 Water GPC Water Glc β-1 → 3
α-1 → 6
7.4 Selbmann et al. (2002)
 Trichoderma pseudokoningii 95 % ethanol (1/3), 16 h, 4 °C Water IEC
GPC
Water Rha, Xyl, Fuc, Man, Glc, Gal 31.9 Huanga et al. (2012)
Basidiomycota
 Agaricus nevoi HAI 610 95 % ethanol (1/3), 12 h, 20 °C Elisashvili et al. (2009)
 Antrodia camphorata 48 Water GPC Water EPS1 < 50
EPS2 > 50 < 400
EPS3 > 400
Shu and Lung (2004)
 Antrodia cinnamomea BCRC 35396 95 % ethanol (1/4), 12 h, 4 °C, repeated twice Lin and Sung (2006)
 Auricularia auricula AA-2 95 % ethanol, 12 h, 4 °C, repeated twice Wu et al. (2006)
 Clavariadelphus truncates 95 % ethanol (1/4), 12 h, 4 °C Demir and Yamaç (2008)
 Cerrena unicolor 95 % ethanol (1/4), 12 h, 4 °C Demir and Yamaç (2008)
 Cerrena maxima IBB 681 95 % ethanol (1/3), 12 h, 20 °C Elisashvili et al. (2009)
 Corpinus comatus 95 % ethanol (1/4), 12 h, 4 °C Demir and Yamaç (2008)
 Cryptococcus laurentii DSMZ 70766 Absolute isopropanol (1/3) Man, GlcA, Glc, Gal, Xyl 2000.0 Smirnou et al. (2014)
 Cryptococcus neoformans ATCC 24067 95 % ethanol (1/3), CTAB-PS 24 Water Water Xyl, GlcA, Man, Gal, Glc 1210.0 Frases et al. (2008)
 Flammulina velutipes SF-06 95 % ethanol (1/3), 24 h, 4 °C 10 Water ICE
GPC
EPS1-Rha, Glc
EPS2-Rha, Gal
Ma et al. (2015)
 Fomes fomentarius 95 % ethanol (1/4), 12 h, 4 °C Chen et al. (2008a, b)
 Ganderma applanatum KFRI 646 95 % ethanol (1/4), 12 h, 4 °C 72 Water Glc, Gal, Man, Xyl EPS1-2300.0 EPS2-1038.0 Lee et al. (2007)
 Ganoderma carnosum 95 % ethanol (1/4), 12 h, 4 °C Demir and Yamaç (2008)
 Ganoderma lucidium UF20706 95 % ethanol (1/4), 12 h, 4 °C HPAEC Fuc, Gal, Glc, Man 1 → 3; 1 → 4 Fraga et al. (2014)
 Ganoderma lucidum CCGMC 5.616 95 % ethanol (–), 12 h, 4 °C Water, NaOH (60 °C) Tang and Zhang (2002)
 Ganoderma lucidium HAI 447 95 % ethanol (1/3), 12 h, 20 °C Elisashvili et al. (2009)
 Grifola frondosa 95 % ethanol (1/4), 12 h, 4 °C GPC 1 M NaOH (60 °C) EPS1-390,840.0
EPS2-3097.0
Shih et al. (2008)
 Inonotus levis HAI 796 95 % ethanol (1/3), 12 h, 20 °C Elisashvili et al. (2009)
 Laetiporus sulphurous 95 % ethanol (1/4), 12 h, 4 °C Demir and Yamaç (2008)
 Lentinus edodes 95 % ethanol (1/1), 12 h, 4 °C Water (poor soluble) 0.5 % NaOH Lobanok et al. (2003)
 Lentinus strigosus 95 % ethanol (1/4), 12 h, 4 °C Demir and Yamaç (2008)
 Lenzites betulina 95 % ethanol (1/4), 12 h, 4 °C
 Phellinus gilvus 95 % ethanol (1/4), 12 h, 4 °C Buffer, pH 6.8 SEC/MALS Water Mal, Arab, Xyl, Man, Gal, Glc EPS1–8 628.0
EPS2–1 045.0
EPS3–610.9 EPS4–335.5
Hwang et al. (2003)
 Phellinus igniarius HAI 795 95 % ethanol (1/3), 12 h, 20 °C Elisashvili et al. (2009)
 Phellinus sp. P0988 95 % ethanol (1/3), 12 h, 4 °C 2 % tannic acid Water Ma et al. (2014)
 Pleurotus dryinus IBB 903 95 % ethanol (1/3), 12 h, 20 °C Elisashvili et al. (2009)
 Pleurotus pulmonarius 95 % ethanol (1/3) + IEC Man, Gal, Glc
3-O-methyl-Gal
1 → 3; 1 → 6 Smiderle et al. (2012)
 Pleurotus sajor-caju CCB 019 Acetone (1/3), 24 h, 4 °C Man, Gal, Glc
3-O-methyl-Gal
Telles et al. (2011)
 Pleurotus sajor-caju 95 % ethanol HPAEC Man, Gal
3-O-methyl-Gal
1 → 6 64.0 Silveira et al. (2015)
 Polyporus arcularius 95 % ethanol (1/4), 12 h, 4 °C Demir and Yamaç (2008)
 Trametes versicolor Isopropanol (1/1), 24 h, 4 °C Bolla et al. (2010)
 Trametes versicolor IBB 897 Absolute ethanol (1/3), 12 h Elisashvili et al. (2009)

Arab, arabinose; Fuc, fucose; Gal, galactose; Glc, glucose; GlcA, glucuronic acid; Mal, maltose; Man, mannose; Rha, rhamnose; Xyl, xylose; GPC, Gel Permeation Chromatography type of Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC); HPAEC, High Performance Anion Exchange Chromatography; IEC, Ion Exchange Chromatography; SEC/MALS, the combination of SEC with Multi-Angle Light Scattering Analysis (MALS); CTAB-PS, isolation of EPS by cetyltrimethylammonium bromide precipitation