Evidence on the strain-specific terpenoid pattern of Ganoderma lucidum.

Abstract

Using the fruiting bodies obtained from different strains of Ganoderma lucidum, several terpenoids were analyzed, and the constituents showed a pattern peculiar to the strains. The fruiting body from Strain I contained C27 lucidenic acids, and that from Strain II contained C30 ganoderic acids as major products. A sample different from these strains showed a terpenoid pattern similar to that of Strain II. The results indicate that the terpenoid pattern can be useful to distinguish the strains between the two groups.