Ergosterol content of several wood decaying fungi using a modified method

Abstract

Ergosterol is a fungal specific sterol and is known for its medicinal properties. A semi-micro determination method used for yeast to estimate ergosterol content from 18 different wood decaying fungal members. The method was modified to estimate the semi-micro quantity of ergosterol from some of the aphyllophorales. Antroidia albida showed the highest ergosterol content amongst the screened, while Hymenochatae and Gloiotheca species. Amongst the Ganoderma samples Ganoderma lucidum showed highest ergosterol content.