Effect of UV-B Irradiation on Contents of Ergosterol, Vitamin D2 and other Nutrients in Thai Edible Mushrooms

• Main Authors: Nutsuda Banlangsawan, Niwat Sanoamuang
• Language: English
• Published: Science Faculty of Chiang Mai University 2019
• Subjects: edible mushrooms; ergosterol; ergocalciferol; mushroom mycelium; UV-B exposure
• Online Access: http://it.science.cmu.ac.th/ejournal/dl.php?journal_id=6310; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/66061
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Fruiting bodies, mycelia and freeze - dried powder of nine commercial types of mushrooms in Thailand including enoki, eryngi, khonkao, kradang, jew’s ear, oyster, phoenix, shiitake and yamabushitake were irradiated with ultraviolet-B (UV-B) to investigate the conversion of ergosterol to vitamin D2 a...