Abstract
Amounts of eritadenine, a hypocholesterolemic substance in Shiitake (Lentinus edodes Sing.) and deoxyeritadenine in eight varieties of dried Shiitake mushroom were determined by column chromatography on Dowex 1×8. The varieties of dried Shiitake mushroom used for quantitative analyses of eritadenine were Jyodonko, Namidonko, Hanadonko, Kotsubudonko, Jyokoshin, Namikoshin, Chayori and Kuroko.
Eritadenine contents were 50.7-92.7mg % in samples and significant differences were not seen among them. Deoxyeritadenine contents were about one sixth of eritadenine and also no significant differences were observed.
