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Extraction and analysis of indole derivatives from fungal biomass
Author(s) -
Gartz Jochen
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of basic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0233-111X
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.3620340104
Subject(s) - indole test , biomass (ecology) , extraction (chemistry) , chemistry , pulp and paper industry , environmental science , environmental chemistry , chromatography , organic chemistry , biology , ecology , engineering
The occurrence and extraction of indole derivatives in six species from four genera of higher fungi were investigated. By using pure methanol for extraction of the mushrooms analysis revealed the highest concentrations of psilocybin and baeocystin. The psilocin content of the species was higher by using aqueous solutions of alcohols than with methanol alone but was an artificial phenomenon caused by enzymatic destruction of psilocybin. The extraction with dilute acetic acid yielded better results than with the water containing alcohols. The simple one‐step procedure with methanol for the quantitative extraction is still the safest method to obtain the genuine alkaloids from fungal biomass.