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(57) [Summary]nThe present invention describes a new and unique strain of higher basidiomycetes mushrooms and a method for their growth in submerged culture. In particular, new strains of the species Pleurotus provide excellent yields of mushroom biomass and enrichment of bioactive compounds such as cholesterol reducing compounds, lectins, proteins, essential amino acids, vitamins or polysaccharides. The method involves the use of a given medium and a simple single step of separating the lovastatin-containing dietary supplement from the culture broth. |