1986. Analysis by HPLC -mass spectrometry of the indole compounds released by the ectomycorrhizal fungus Hebelorna hiernale in pure culture. Can. J. Bot. 64: [1893][1894][1895][1896][1897]. Indole compounds released by Hebelorna hiernale Bres. in pure culture were studied by cultivating the fungus on a nutrient solution supplemented or not with 1 mM tryptophan. Analytical thin-layer chromatography revealed numerous indole compounds in 7-week-old culture filtrates obtained in the presence of tryptophan. Such compounds were isolated by preparative thin-layer chromatography and purified by high performance liquid chromatography. The most abundant of them, i.e., indolyl-3-acetic acid, indolyl-3-carboxylic acid, and indole-3-aldehyde. were identified by mass spectrometry. Indole-3-aldehyde and indolyl-3-carboxylic acid, which were detected in filtrates throughout the culture period, might result from breakdown of indolyl-3-acetic acid by fungal exocellular enzymes. ROUILLON, R., G. GAY, J. BERNILLON, J . FAVRE-BONVIN et G. BRUCHET. 1986. Analysis by HPLC -mass spectrometry of the indole compounds released by the ectomycorrhizal fungus Hebeloma hiernale in pure culture. Can. J . Bot. 64:1893-1897. La production de composCs indoliques par H. hiernale en culture pure a Ct C CtudiCe en cultivant ce champignon sur une solution nutritive contenant ou non du tryptophane 1 mM. De nombreux composCs indoliques ont Ct C mis en evidence par chromatographie sur couche mince dans les filtrats aprks 7 semaines de culture en prCsence de tryptophane 1 mM. Ces composCs ont Ctk isolCs par chromatographie sur couche mince prkparative et purifiCs par chromatographie liquide haute performance. Les plus abondants d'entre eux, c'est i dire l'acide indolyl-3-acCtique, l'acide indolyl-3-carboxylique et I'indole-3-aldChyde ont Ct C identifiks par spectromCtrie de masse. L'indole-3-aldChyde et l'acide indolyl-3-carboxylique, qui ont Ct C dktectCs tout au long de la culture, pournient provenir de la dkgradation de l'acide indolyl-3-acCtique par des enzymes fongiques exocellulaires.