| Title: | Fungal Volatile Organic Compounds: More Than Just a Funky Smell? |
| Author(s): | Inamdar AA; Morath S; Bennett JW; |
| Address: | "Department of Pathology, RWJ Barnabas Health, Livingston, New Jersey 07039, USA; email: inamd003@gmail.com. Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA; email: shannon.morath@gmail.com, profmycogirl@yahoo.com" |
| DOI: | 10.1146/annurev-micro-012420-080428 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1545-3251 (Electronic) 0066-4227 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Many volatile organic compounds (VOCs) associated with industry cause adverse health effects, but less is known about the physiological effects of biologically produced volatiles. This review focuses on the VOCs emitted by fungi, which often have characteristic moldy or 'mushroomy' odors. One of the most common fungal VOCs, 1-octen-3-ol, is a semiochemical for many arthropod species and also serves as a developmental hormone for several fungal groups. Other fungal VOCs are flavor components of foods and spirits or are assayed in indirect methods for detecting the presence of mold in stored agricultural produce and water-damaged buildings. Fungal VOCs function as antibiotics as well as defense and plant-growth-promoting agents and have been implicated in a controversial medical condition known as sick building syndrome. In this review, we draw attention to the ubiquity, diversity, and toxicological significance of fungal VOCs as well as some of their ecological roles" |
| Keywords: | Fungi/*physiology Octanols/metabolism *Odorants Plants/microbiology *Smell Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis/*metabolism 1-octen-3-ol Voc aroma chemistry fungal volatile organic compounds mycofumigation semiochemical sick building syndrome; |
| Notes: | "MedlineInamdar, Arati A Morath, Shannon Bennett, Joan W eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review 2020/09/10 Annu Rev Microbiol. 2020 Sep 8; 74:101-116. doi: 10.1146/annurev-micro-012420-080428" |
