| Title: | Fungal volatiles have physiological properties |
| Author(s): | El Jaddaoui I; Rangel DEN; Bennett JW; |
| Address: | "Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. Universidade Tecnologica Federal do Parana, Dois Vizinhos, Parana, Brazil. Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. Electronic address: profmycogirl@yahoo.com" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.funbio.2023.03.005 |
| Abstract: | "All fungi emit mixtures of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during growth. The qualitative and quantitative composition of these volatile mixtures vary with the species of fungus, the age of the fungus, and the environmental parameters attending growth. In nature, fungal VOCs are found as combinations of alcohols, aldehydes, acids, ethers, esters, ketones, terpenes, thiols and their derivatives, and are responsible for the characteristic odors associated with molds, mushrooms and yeasts. One of the single most common fungal volatiles is 1-octen-3-ol also known as 'mushroom alcohol' or 'matsutake alcohol.' Many volatiles, including 1-octen-3-ol, serve as communication agents and display biological activity as germination inhibitors, plant growth retardants or promoters, and as semiochemicals ('infochemicals') in interactions with arthropods. Volatiles are understudied and underappreciated elements of the chemical lives of fungi. This review gives a brief introduction to fungal volatiles in hopes of raising awareness of the physiological importance of these gas phase fungal metabolites to encourage mycologists and other biologists to stop 'throwing away the head space.'" |
| Keywords: | 1-octen-3-ol Fungi Model systems Physiological effect Trichoderma spp Volatile organic compound (VOC); |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEEl Jaddaoui, Islam Rangel, Drauzio E N Bennett, Joan Wennstrom eng Netherlands 2023/07/27 Fungal Biol. 2023 Jul-Aug; 127(7-8):1231-1240. doi: 10.1016/j.funbio.2023.03.005. Epub 2023 Apr 2" |
