Furan Fatty Acids in Some 20 Fungi Species: Unique Profiles and Quantities
Franziska Müller, Vanessa Hermann‐Ene, Isabell Schmidpeter, Tim Hammerschick, Walter Vetter
Abstract
showed comparable FuFA contents of 9.0-33 mg/100 g fungi dry weight. The unique FuFA profile of the fungi was dominated by 9-(3,4-dimethyl-5-pentylfuran-2-yl)-nonanoic acid (9D5). In addition, the uncommon 9-(3,4-dimethyl-5-butylfuran-2-yl)-nonanoic acid (9D4) was present in 30% of the samples with contents of up to 0.2 mg/100 g fungi dry weight. Countercurrent separation techniques were used to isolate the main FuFA 9D5, to verify the presence of 9D4, and to determine ultra-traces of 11-(3,4-dimethyl-5-pentylfuran-2-yl)-undecanoic acid (11D5), which may have been assimilated by the fungi from the substrate.
Topics & Concepts
Dry weightFood scienceChemistryFuranFatty acidBotanyPleurotusOrganic chemistryBiologyMushroomChromatography in Natural ProductsFermentation and Sensory AnalysisPlant biochemistry and biosynthesis