Chemical Constituents from Mycelia of Laetiporus versisporus (Agaricomycetes)
- Author: mycolabadmin
- 2024-01-01
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Summary
Scientists have discovered new chemical compounds in the medicinal mushroom Laetiporus versisporus by studying its fungal threads (mycelia). Using advanced laboratory techniques, they identified nine different compounds, including seven that had never been found in this species before. This research helps us better understand the chemical makeup of medicinal mushrooms.
Impacts on everyday life:
• Contributes to the development of new natural medicines and supplements
• Advances our knowledge of edible and medicinal mushrooms
• Helps validate traditional uses of mushrooms in medicine
• Could lead to new functional food products
Background
Edible mushrooms, both wild and cultivated, are considered healthy functional foods. While valuable compounds are increasingly being obtained from mycelia of macromycetes, there has been limited research on the medicinal fungus Laetiporus versisporus (Lloyd) Imazeki.
Objective
To investigate and identify the secondary metabolites present in the mycelia of Laetiporus versisporus through fermentation on rice media.
Results
Nine chemical compounds were identified, including one new triterpenoid acid named versisponic acid F. Seven compounds were isolated for the first time from L. versisporus: monolinoleoyl glycerol, linoleic acid, ergosta-5,7,22-triene-3β-ol, β-sitosterol, daucosterol, and versisponic acid F.
Conclusion
The study successfully identified multiple novel compounds from L. versisporus mycelia, including seven compounds never before isolated from this species, contributing to our understanding of its chemical composition.
- Published in:International Journal of Medical Mushrooms,
- Study Type:Laboratory Research,
- Source: 10.1615/IntJMedMushrooms.2024054165