Patent ID: 6737065
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: A23K,A23L,A61K,Y10S

Abstract:
A composition having blood glucose level reduction activity, comprising a chromium-rich mushroom mycelium powder in an amount of 0.001 to 1% by weight which is prepared by a method for producing mushroom mycelia comprising the steps of:a) seed-culturing a mushroom mycelium selected from the group consisting of Ganoderma lucidum, Coriolus versicolor, Schizophyllum commune, Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus sajor-caju, Lentinus edodes, Flammulina velutipes, Auricularia spp., Grifola fromdosa, Ramaria botrytis (Fr.) Rick, and Pholiota nameko; b) preparing a culture medium by adding an amount of 100 to 1200 mg/L of chromium to a liquid medium containing rice bran in an amount of 0.5% by weight and wheat in an amount of 0.2 to 2% by weight; c) inoculating the cultured mushroom mycelium into the culture medium of step b) and incubating the culture medium at 20 to 30Â° C. for 10 to 20 days upon fix culturing or for 5 to 10 days upon shake culturing; and d) filtering and concentrating said cultured solution, and then obtaining the resulting chromium-rich mushroom mycelium powder.