Determination on Tree Species Selection for Lingzhi or Reishi Medicinal Mushroom Ganoderma lucidum (Agaricomycetes) Cultivation by Fourier Transform Infrared and Two-Dimensional Infrared Correlation Spectroscopy.

As a wood-degrading Agaricomycetes mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum can be cultivated on broad-leaf hardwoods. Generally, producers care about the yield, but not the quality of G. lucidum cultivated by different tree species. In this study, five broad-leaf hardwood tree species-Quercus variabilis Bl. (Qv), Castanea mollissima Bl. (Cm), Liquidambar formosana Hance (Lf), Dalbergia hupeana Hance (Dh), and Platycarya strobilacea Sieb. et Zucc. (Ps)-were selected for cultivating of G. lucidum. The chemical compositions of G. lucidum fruiting bodies produced by these tree species were determined by Fourier transform infrared and two-dimensional infrared correlation spectroscopy in order to select the most suitable tree species for cultivation. The overall spectra showed less discrimination of each peak variation detected and properly kept most of the primary metabolites. The second derivative unfolded the stagnation of the first spectrum and more base peaks were detected especially in the range of the first two sections. The protein content contained in G. lucidum cultivated on Ps was 92%, like that on Dh. On the other hand, only 27% similarity was determined in G. lucidum cultivated on Ps and Qv. Therefore, the correlation of this range for the protein content can help in tree species selection. The active sequence of 2DIR spectral could be determined by the active bonding of the component reacted to the perturbation. The result could provide a scientific basis for the selection of tree species and the comprehensive utilization of broad-leaf tree resources on G. lucidum cultivation.