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THE SESQUITERPENES OF LACTARIUS DELICIOSUS AND LACTARIUS DETERRIMUS
Bergendorff, Ola,Sterner, Olov
, p. 97 - 100 (2007/10/02)
The sesquiterpenoid contents of the fruit-bodies of Lactarius deliciosus Fr. and L. deterrimus Groeger have been reinvestigated.Undamaged fruit-bodies of both species were found to contain only a single sesquiterpene, as two fatty acid esters.If the fruit-bodies are injured (e.g by cutting), the esters are in minutes converted to five free sesquiterpenes.Three of these have previously been isolated from L. deliciosus while two are new, and the structures of the new compounds have been elucidated by spectral and chemical methods.The conversions of sesquiterpenes in the injured fruit-bodies appear to be enzymatic, and the possibility that they are part of a chemical defence system is discussed.Key Word Index - Lactarius deliciosus; L. deterrimus; Agaricaceae; mushrooms; milc caps; guaiane sesquiterpenes.
