Table 1.
Mycelial biomass and EPS production by mycelial fermentation of Cordyceps sinensis.
| Fungi source | Fermentation conditions |
Mycelial biomass (g/L) | EPS yield (g/L) | References | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium composition | Temperature (°C) | pH | Culture vessel | Period (days) | ||||
| C. sinensis CCRC36421 | Sucrose 6.17%, corn steep powder 0.5%, (NH4)2HPO4 0.5%, KH2PO4 0.15% (w/v) | 25 | 4.4 | 5-L Jar fermentor: agitation speed, 300 rpm | 7 | 3.2 | Hsu et al., 2002, Hsieh et al., 2005 | |
| C. sinensis | Sucrose 20, corn steep powder 25, CaCl2 0.78, MgSO4·7H2O 1.73 (g/L) | 20 | 4.0 | 5-L Stirred-tank fermenter: aeration rate,2 vvm; agitation speed,150 rpm | 16 | 20.9 | 4.1 | Kim and Yun (2005) |
| C. sinensis 762 | Sucrose 50, peptone 10, yeast extract 3 (g/L) | 18 | Rotary shaker at 150 rpm | 40 | 22.1 | Dong, and Yao (2005) | ||
| C. sinensis Cs-HK1 | Glucose 40, yeast extract 5, peptone 5, KH2PO4 1, MgSO4·7H2O 0.5 (g/L);NH4Cl 10 mmol/L | 22–25 | Shaking incubator at 150 rpm | 7 | 23.2 | 3.4 | Leung et al., 2006, Leung and Wu, 2007 | |
| C. sinensis 16 | Sucrose 2%, yeast extract 0.9%, K2HPO4 0.3%,CaCl2 0.4% (w/v) | 25 | Rotary shaker at 150 rpm | 5 | 54.0 | 28.4 | Cha et al., 2007 | |
| C. sinensis 1 | Sucrose 3%, corn steep powder 5%, bean cake 4%, KH2PO4 0.1, MgSO4·7H2O 0.05%, vitamin B1 0.01% | 22 | 6.5 | Rotary shaker at 120 rpm | 7 | 5.9 | Quan, Wang, Du, and Liu (2007) | |
| C. sinensis 383 | Glucose 30, bean cake 20, MgSO4 2.0, KH2PO4 4.0 (g/L) | 24 | 7.0 | Rotary shaker at 140 rpm | 5 | 3.9 | Lang, Qi, Hou, Zhao, and Jiang (2009) | |
| C. sinensis | Sucrose 20, yeast extract 2.0, KH2PO4 1.0, MgSO4·7H2O 0.6 (g/L) | 26 | 7.0 | 1000-mL shake flask: aeration rate 1 L/min, agitation speed 130 rpm | 4 | 12.3 | 24.5 | Wu, Chen, and Hao (2009) |
| C. sinensis CCRC36421 | Rice bran 1.5%, molasses 0.5%, CSL 3%, KH2PO4 0.1%, MgSO4 0.05% | 25 | 5.5 | 5-L jar fermenter: aeration rate 1.0 vvm, agitation speed, 150 rpm | 5–6 | 48.9 | Choi et al (2010) | |
| Hirsutella sinensis | Potato extract 20%, sucrose 2.5%, peptone 0.5%, K2HPO4 0.2%, MgSO4 0.05% (w/v) | 24 | 5.5 | Rotary shaker at 180 rpm | 4 | 10.0 | 2.2 | Li, Jiang, and Guan (2010) |
| C. sinensis CS001 | Glucose 30, yeast extract 3, peptone 2, KH2PO4 0.6, MgSO4·7H2O 0.4, vitamin B1 0.01, palmitic acid 1.0 (g/L) | 27 | 6.5 | 250-mL shake flask at 160 rpm | 7 | 0.4 | Wang, Liu, Zhu, & Kuang, 2011 | |
| C. sinensis Cs-HK1 | Glucose 40, yeast extract 15, peptone 5, KH2PO4 1, MgSO4·7H2O 0.5 (g/L);NH4Cl 10 mmol/L; Tween 80 1.5% (w/v) | 25 | 6 | Shaking incubator at 150 rpm | 7 | 14.7 | 7.2 | Liu and Wu (2012) |
| C. sinensis | Glucose 30, peptone 15, KH2PO4 3.0, MgSO4·7H2O 1.5, potato 200 (g/L) | 250-mL shake flask | 25.0 | 2.8 | Yin, Qiao, Qin, Tang, and Jia (2013) | |||