Abstract
Proteinous amino acid composition of the dried fruit bodies of Flammulina velutipes have grown on three kinds of media, i.e. Citrus unshiu peel, Citrus unshiu peel supplemented with 5.0% of fresh rice bran and GPY agar have been determined. The data obtained from the analyses were compared with the composition of commercial cultivated products and of the dried fruiting bodies reported by different authors. The graphs of amino acid patterns draw with 18 amino acids indicated that there are seven peaks at aspartic acid, glutamic acid, alanine, valine, leucine, lysine and arginine. The amount of glutamic acid is the largest among the amino acids determined. Each graph shows a similar tendency, but there are some differences among the quantity. Amino acid contents in the fruit body grown on the peel medium is the smallest compared with other two media, but with the supplement of 5% of rice bran, the contents are increased about 10%.
