ABSTRACT
TWhen the chemical composition of secondary metabolites from the Pleurotus sajor-caju growing on coffee pulp were study, it was found that the fungus has the faculty of incorporating caffeine inside its fructiferous body. Component of the substrate (around 1.3% on dry basis) did not show a structural change over the alkaloid; this constitutes an unexpected outcome for a species belonging to realm of the fungi.
Subject(s)
Caffeine/metabolism , Coffea , Pleurotus/metabolism , Agriculture/methods , Coffea/chemistry , Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry , Mycology/methods , Pleurotus/growth & developmentABSTRACT
Al estudiar la composición química de los metabolitos secundarios dePleurotus sajor-caju cultivado en pulpa de café, se encontró que el hongotiene la capacidad de incorporar en su fructificación la cafeína, componentedel sustrato (cerca del 1,3% en base seca), sin modificar la estructura delalcaloide, lo que constituye un resultado que no es el esperado en lasespecies pertenecientes al reino de los hongos(AU)
When the chemical composition of secondary metabolites from the Pleurotussajor-caju growing on coffee pulp were study, it was found that the fungus hasthe faculty of incorporating caffeine inside its fructiferous body. Component ofthe substrate (around 1.3% on dry basis) did not show a structural changeover the alkaloid; this constitutes an unexpected outcome for a speciesbelonging to realm of the fungi(AU)