Table 2.
β-Glucan contents of Phellinus baumii extracts depending on extraction conditions

Ethanol conc.(%) β-Glucan contents (g/100 g dry weight basis)
pH 4 pH 7 pH 10
0 35.39±0.03aA1) 35.27±0.64aA 32.64±0.83bA
30 26.57±0.17aB 26.87±0.63aB 25.43±0.92aB
60 25.32±0.64aBC 25.08±1.63aB 23.09±0.85aC
90 24.64±0.40bC 26.85±0.74aB 22.95±0.76bC
abcdMean±SD (n=3) within each row followed by the same letter are not significantly different (p<0.05); ABCDmean±SD (n=3) within each column followed by the same letter are not significantly different (p<0.05).