Correlations between phenolic compounds in wood and its decay by chosen species of saprotrophic and parasitic fungi

Zarzynski, P.

doi:10.2478/v10111-009-0011-4

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“…As other fungi of this type, it degrades wood to yield brown, cubical cracks easily broken down. Many factors, including microflora or compounds present in wood, contribute to this complex process (Przybył and Żłobińska-Podejma 2000; Song et al 2016; Zarzyński 2009). Shang et al (2013) showed that wood samples decayed by F. betulina lost 57% of dry weight (dw) and 74% of holocellulose after 30 days, whereas the fungus growing on wheat straw causes 65% loss of dw within 98 days of culture (Valášková and Baldrian 2006a).…”

Section: Wood Decaymentioning

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Fomitopsis betulina (formerly Piptoporus betulinus): the Iceman’s polypore fungus with modern biotechnological potential

Pleszczyńska

Lemieszek

Siwulski

et al. 2017

World J Microbiol Biotechnol

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Higher Basidiomycota have been used in natural medicine throughout the world for centuries. One of such fungi is Fomitopsis betulina (formerly Piptoporus betulinus), which causes brown rot of birch wood. Annual white to brownish fruiting bodies of the species can be found on trees in the northern hemisphere but F. betulina can also be cultured as a mycelium and fruiting body. The fungus has a long tradition of being applied in folk medicine as an antimicrobial, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory agent. Probably due to the curative properties, pieces of its fruiting body were carried by Ötzi the Iceman. Modern research confirms the health-promoting benefits of F. betulina. Pharmacological studies have provided evidence supporting the antibacterial, anti-parasitic, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, neuroprotective, and immunomodulating activities of F. betulina preparations. Biologically active compounds such as triterpenoids have been isolated. The mushroom is also a reservoir of valuable enzymes and other substances such as cell wall (1→3)-α-d-glucan which can be used for induction of microbial enzymes degrading cariogenic dental biofilm. In conclusion, F. betulina can be considered as a promising source for the development of new products for healthcare and other biotechnological uses.

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Section: Wood Decaymentioning

confidence: 99%

Fomitopsis betulina (formerly Piptoporus betulinus): the Iceman’s polypore fungus with modern biotechnological potential

Pleszczyńska

Lemieszek

Siwulski

et al. 2017

World J Microbiol Biotechnol

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The effect of xylotrophic basidiomycetes on the photosynthetic pigments of small-leaved trees

Марамохин

Sirotina

Zontikov

et al. 2022

Samara Journal of Science

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Xylotrophic basidiomycetes are an essential component of any biogeocoenosis. It is due to these organisms that one of the most important processes occurs throughout the biosphere, namely the decomposition of organic substances and, first of all, cellulose, which is synthesized by producers. However, these phytopathogens bring significant losses to forestry, making wood unsuitable for industrial use. At the same time, sufficiently effective methods for diagnosing and assessing wood damage by heartwood rot, which are caused by xylotrophic basidiomycetes, have not been developed. The paper studies the peculiarity of the influence of these phytopathogens on the pigment apparatus of valuable small-leaved tree species using the methods of spectroscopy and electrophotocolorimetry, while comparing the rate of degradation of the main pigments of photosynthesis chlorophylls a and b to pheophytin, as well as assesses the content of chlorophyll, and auxiliary pigments such as carotenoids and xanthophylls in healthy trees and trees with signs of damage by pathogenic xylotrophs. A significant number of effects of phytopathogens on leaf pigment apparatus of small-leaved tree species have been identified. Among those are rapid degradation of primary and secondary pigments, distortion of chlorophyll a concentration data caused by filter properties of photoelectric colorimeter and higher chlorophyll b concentration in affected trees in comparison to control sample. These methods and the results obtained can be actively used both in forestry to assess the phytosanitary state of small-leaved trees, and to further study the features of the interaction of xylotrophic basidiomycetes with woody plants.

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Correlations between phenolic compounds in wood and its decay by chosen species of saprotrophic and parasitic fungi

Abstract: Ocena zależności między występowaniem w drewnie substancji o charakterze fenolowym a jego rozkładem przez wybrane gatunki grzybów saprotroficznych i pasożytniczych

Cited by 2 publications

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Fomitopsis betulina (formerly Piptoporus betulinus): the Iceman’s polypore fungus with modern biotechnological potential

Fomitopsis betulina (formerly Piptoporus betulinus): the Iceman’s polypore fungus with modern biotechnological potential

The effect of xylotrophic basidiomycetes on the photosynthetic pigments of small-leaved trees

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