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. 2019 Dec 9;9:198. doi: 10.1186/s13568-019-0892-4

Table 3.

Effect of carbon, nitrogen and mineral supplement on adenosine, HEA and polysaccharide contents of 100-mL submerged-fermented C. cicadae NTTU868 mycelium

Substrates Adenosine (mg/kg biomass) HEA (mg/kg biomass) Polysaccharide (g/kg biomass)
Extra carbon sources
 Dextrose 1095 ± 16a 473 ± 7a 16.2 ± 0.9a
 Mannitol 884 ± 356a 425 ± 57a 15.6 ± 0.8a
 Sucrose 964 ± 274a 386 ± 82b 15.9 ± 0.9a
Extra nitrogen sources
 MSG 607 ± 46a 1335 ± 1230a 15.9 ± 1.7a
 Peptone 1093 ± 22b 770 ± 57a 17.6 ± 1.6a
 Yeast extract 1266 ± 339b 1171 ± 1315a 16.8 ± 1.1a
Extra mineral supplement
 KCl 1038 ± 49b 481 ± 118c 16.4 ± 0.7b
 MgCl2 960 ± 143b 279 ± 6b 15.9 ± 0.6ab
 FeCl3 344 ± 57a 109 ± 5a 15.0 ± 0.4a

The data is presented as the mean ± SD (n = 3)

MSG monosodium glutamate, KCl potassium chloride, MgCl2 magnesium chloride, FeCl3 ferric chloride

a,bDifferent letters indicate significantly different values according to a one-way ANOVA with Duncan’s multiple test (p < 0.05)