Exopolysaccharides, proteins and lipids in Pleurotus pulmonarius submerged culture using different carbon sources

► P. pulmonarius was grown in submerged cultured using different carbon sources. ► The mycelia yield varied depending on the culture medium carbon source. ► Samples grown with xylose and arabinose had high protein content of above than 19%. ► All cultured biomass showed to be composed mainly of unsaturated fatty acids. ► Exopolysaccharides fractions showed as main structures glucans and mannogalactans.