| 摘要 |
An osmoprotectant particle for use in enhancing fungus growth and particularly for use with edible mushrooms. The osmoprotectant particle includes a carrier particle (12), either a protein or a neutral material and a plurality of osmoprotectant microdroplets (14) containing a water soluble phosphoglyceride (such as hydroxy lecithin) and betain or choline which are attached to a plurality of recesses (16) formed about the carrier particle. Denaturation of the protein and/or control of a surface-to-volume ratio restricts access to the microdroplets such that only mushroom mycelia occuring in the later flushes will be able to utilise the phospholipid droplets. A method is provided for producing the osmoprotectant particles utilising either the protein carrier particle or the neutral carrier particle. <IMAGE>
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