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ISSN Imprimir: 1521-9437
ISSN En Línea: 1940-4344
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Merulius incarnates Schwein., a Rare Mushroom with Highly Selective Antimicrobial Activity
SINOPSIS
In the course of our search for new drug candidates from polypores, we studied a rare North American mushroom, Merulius incarnates (Corticiaceae). The polypores and corticioid fungi are members of Aphyllophorales, a group of morphologically complex, terrestrial Basidiomycetes. Many of these fungi are saprobic wood decayers and most often are found on logs, stumps, or other dead wood. Polypores are considered by many as a major source of pharmacologically active natural products. Their secondary
metabolites exhibit a wide range of biological activities such as antimicrobial, antiviral, antifungal, anticancer, cardiovascular, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant,
immunostimulating, nematocidal, and other activities (Zjawiony, 2004).
Merulius incarnates Schwein. (1822), also known under the later name ,i>Phlebia incarnate Nakesone et Bursdall (1994), can be found on dead logs and stumps of hardwoods, particularly those of white oak, beech, maple, and birch in the southeastern United States. It grows in overlapping clusters, usually with Stereum ostrea (Blume et T.Nees) Fr., mostly in the fall months (September–November). M. incarnates is a rather small mushroom (2–5 cm in diameter), with a very characteristic bright coral pink color of the upper cap—hence, the common
name Coral Woodcrust. The fruiting body is irregularly shaped, elliptical or semicircular, slightly convexed without stem. The pore surface is whitish and veined. The spores are white, elliptical, and 2–4 μm in diameter. The mushroom gives the yellow to orange test reaction with KOH.
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