Antrodia albida (Fr.) Donk (Higher Basidiomycetes) as a Source of Metabolites of Biotechnological Interest

Abstract

The basidiomycete Antrodia albida was grown in different culture media to study the production of biomass and its active substances. A progressive increase in fungal biomass throughout the 30-day incubation period was observed. The extracts showed discrete antibacterial activity, and the chemical analysis by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry revealed a total of 17 substances in the fungal extracts, including sugars and furanones.

Contribution to the knowledge of Polypores (Agaricomycetes) in the Amazonian Forest, with 16 new records for the state of Pará, Brazil

“…Besides the ecological importance, polypores demonstrate biotechnological importance, through the production of cellulose and lignin degrading enzymes, these fungi are used in the textile industry, cleaning tributaries and soil contaminated by oil, pesticide production, among others (Maciel et al, 2010;Lomascolo et al, 2011;Bekai et al 2012;Tsigain et al 2022).…”

Wood-inhabiting macrofungi Hymenochaetales and Polyporales (Basidiomycota) in the Amazon Forest: relationship the abiotic factors and substrate colonization

“…These fungi are also important for biotechnology due to the production of cellulose and lignin degrading enzymes, with great value to the textile industry for cleaning oil-contaminated tributaries, as well as being useful in the production of pesticides (Maciel et al 2010, Lomascolo et al 2011, Bekai et al 2012. Some species of Hymenochaetales and Polyporales are used to generate products with medicinal properties such as antiviral, antiinflammatory substances and cancer treatment (Grienke et al 2014, Dos Reis et al 2015, Bishop 2020.…”