Cupressus macrocarpa Heartwood Oil and its Bioactivity against some Wood Decay Fungi

2012 ◽  
Vol 485 ◽  
pp. 413-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Jun Zhang ◽  
Yuan Yuan Zhang ◽  
Shu Jun Li ◽  
J.J. Karchesy
Keyword(s):  
Steam Distillation ◽  
Wood Decay ◽  
Irpex Lacteus ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
Filter Paper Disc ◽  
Postia Placenta ◽  
Fungal Activity ◽  
Wood Decay Fungi ◽  
Anti Fungal ◽  
Paper Disc

Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey cypress) heartwood has natural durability. The heartwood oil was prepared by steam distillation and its anti-fungal activity was tested against four wood decay fungi, i.e. Trametes versicolor, Irpex lacteus, Gloeophyllum trabeum, and Postia placenta with a filter paper disc method. The oil was active against all these fungi at the concentration of 8 mg.mL-1 or greater, but Postia placenta was the most difficult for the oil to inhibit. GC-MS was adopted to analyze the components of the heartwood oil. Two components, 4-terpineol and carvacrol were identified and carvacrol represented 94.428% of the oil. The oil had anti-fungal activity mostly because of carvacrol in the high content

Enhanced Anti-Fungal Activity of the Organo-Soluble Borate Ester, Tetra-n-butylammonium Bis(ortho-hydroxymethylphenolato)borate

2005 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny M. Carr ◽  
Peter J. Duggan ◽  
David G. Humphrey ◽  
Edward M. Tyndall
Keyword(s):  
Nmr Spectroscopy ◽  
Wood Decay ◽  
Wood Preservatives ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
Fungal Activity ◽  
Wood Decay Fungi ◽  
Borate Ester ◽  
Anti Fungal

The borate ester, tetra-n-butylammonium bis(ortho-hydroxymethylphenolato)borate, NBu4[B(o-hmp)2], was synthesized and characterized by NMR spectroscopy (1H, 13C, 11B), ES-MS, and X-ray crystallography. The anti-fungal activity of this compound, as well as its sodium salt, the parent phenol, tetra-n-butylammonium bromide, and boric acid were evaluated against two wood decay fungi. The tetraalkylammonium borate NBu4[B(o-hmp)2] shows the highest activity out of the compounds examined. This finding suggests that the formation of lipophilic borate esters is a promising approach for the development of leach-resistant, borate-based wood preservatives.

Synthesis and Characterization of BisN-(3-rosin acyloxy-2-hydroxyl) propyl-N,N dimethylamine

2010 ◽  
Vol 113-116 ◽  
pp. 2197-2200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuang Yue Li ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Shu Jun Li ◽  
Zhi Jun Chen ◽  
Bing Tian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Chemical Structure ◽  
Wood Decay ◽  
Wood Preservative ◽  
Gloeophyllum Trabeum ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
Wood Decay Fungi ◽  
Anti Fungal ◽  
Paper Disc

An anti-fungal derivative of rosin was synthesized. First, rosin was modified by acrylic acid and the modified rosin was esterified by epoxy chloropropane with the mole ratio of 1:3 for 3.5h at 90°C. The intermediate was bis 3-rosin acyloxy-2- hydroxypropyl chlorine and the degree of esterification was 98.81%. Then, bisN-(3-rosin acyloxy-2-hydroxyl) propyl-N,N dimethylamine was made from the intermediate under the following conditions: the intermediate and dimethylamine mole ratio of 1:2, reaction temperature of 80°C and reaction time of 2.5h. The chemical structure of the product was identified by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The anti-fungal activity of the product was determined by paper-disc method with wood decay fungi such as Trametes versicolor, Gloeophyllum trabeum and wood stain fungi such as Aspergillus niger and Paecilomyces variot Bainier. The anti-fungal experiment results signified that bisN-(3-rosin acyloxy-2-hydroxyl) propyl-N, N dimethylamine is active vs. these fungi, but less effective with Aspergillus niger. Since it is produced easily from rosin, which is renewable and not expensive, this product has a promising future as a potential wood preservative.

Synthesis of N-(3-Rosin Acyloxy-2-Hydroxyl) Propyl-N,N Diethanolamine and its Anti-Fungal Activity

2011 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 124-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Liang ◽  
Shuang Yue Li ◽  
Shu Jun Li ◽  
Li Jun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Structure ◽  
Wood Decay ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
Fungal Activity ◽  
Amide Derivative ◽  
Wood Decay Fungi ◽  
Anti Fungal

Rosin was used as a raw material to prepare N-(3-rosin acyloxy-2-hydroxyl) propyl-N,N diethanolamine. First, rosin was modified with epoxy chloropropane. Then the modified rosin reacted with diethanolamine and N-(3-rosin acyloxy-2-hydroxyl) propyl-N, N diethanolamine was produced under the following conditions: modified rosin and diethanolamine mole ratio of 1:2, reaction temperature of 78°C, and reaction time of 2.5 h. The chemical structure of the product as a rosin amide derivative was identified by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) method. The anti-fungal activity of this rosinyl tertiary amine was determined in vitro against wood decay fungi, Trametes versicolor, Gloeophyllum trabeum and mould fungi, Aspergillus niger and Paecilomyces variot Bainier. The anti-fungal experiment results signified that N-(3-rosin acyloxy-2-hydroxyl) propyl-N,N diethanolamine was active to these fungi at a certain concentration.

scholarly journals Significant Alteration of Gene Expression in Wood Decay Fungi Postia placenta and Phanerochaete chrysosporium by Plant Species

2011 ◽  
Vol 77 (13) ◽  
pp. 4499-4507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amber Vanden Wymelenberg ◽  
Jill Gaskell ◽  
Michael Mozuch ◽  
Sandra Splinter BonDurant ◽  
Grzegorz Sabat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Carbon Source ◽  
Phanerochaete Chrysosporium ◽  
Wood Decay ◽  
Hydrolytic Cleavage ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
Transcript Levels ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Postia Placenta ◽  
Wood Decay Fungi

ABSTRACTIdentification of specific genes and enzymes involved in conversion of lignocellulosics from an expanding number of potential feedstocks is of growing interest to bioenergy process development. The basidiomycetous wood decay fungiPhanerochaete chrysosporiumandPostia placentaare promising in this regard because they are able to utilize a wide range of simple and complex carbon compounds. However, systematic comparative studies with different woody substrates have not been reported. To address this issue, we examined gene expression of these fungi colonizing aspen (Populus grandidentata) and pine (Pinus strobus). Transcript levels of genes encoding extracellular glycoside hydrolases, thought to be important for hydrolytic cleavage of hemicelluloses and cellulose, showed little difference forP. placentacolonizing pine versus aspen as the sole carbon source. However, 164 genes exhibited significant differences in transcript accumulation for these substrates. Among these, 15 cytochrome P450s were upregulated in pine relative to aspen. Of 72P. placentaextracellular proteins identified unambiguously by mass spectrometry, 52 were detected while colonizing both substrates and 10 were identified in pine but not aspen cultures. Most of the 178P. chrysosporiumglycoside hydrolase genes showed similar transcript levels on both substrates, but 13 accumulated >2-fold higher levels on aspen than on pine. Of 118 confidently identified proteins, 31 were identified in both substrates and 57 were identified in pine but not aspen cultures. Thus,P. placentaandP. chrysosporiumgene expression patterns are influenced substantially by wood species. Such adaptations to the carbon source may also reflect fundamental differences in the mechanisms by which these fungi attack plant cell walls.

Synthesis of a Rosin Amide and Its Inhibition of Wood Decay Fungi

2010 ◽  
Vol 113-116 ◽  
pp. 2232-2236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Li ◽  
Shuang Yue Li ◽  
Shu Jun Li ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Dan Liu
Keyword(s):  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Weight Ratio ◽  
Wood Decay ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Analysis ◽  
Ionization Mass ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
Amide Derivative ◽  
Wood Decay Fungi ◽  
Anti Fungal

Rosin was used as raw material to prepare a rosin amide derivative. First, rosin was modified by acrylic acid with the weight ratio of 4.5:1. Then the modified rosin was reacted with diethyltriamine and the rosin amide derivative was produced under the following conditions: modified rosin and diethyltriamine mole ratio of 1:3.5, dimethylbenzene as water carrying agent, reaction temperature of 160-180 °C, and reaction time of 8h. The chemical structure of the product as a rosin amide derivative was identified by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry, and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance analysis. The anti-fungal activity of the derivative was determined in vitro with wood decay fungi such as Aspergillus niger, Paecilomyces variotii, Trametes versicolor and Gloeophyllum trabeum. The anti-fungal experiment results signified that the derivative is active vs. these fungi, but less effective with Aspergillus niger. Since it is produced easily from rosin, which is renewable and not expensive, this rosin amide could be a potential wood preservative.

Quaternary Ammonium Arylspiroborate Esters as Organo-Soluble, Environmentally Benign Wood Protectants

2005 ◽  
Vol 58 (12) ◽  
pp. 901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny M. Carr ◽  
Peter J. Duggan ◽  
David G. Humphrey ◽  
James A. Platts ◽  
Edward M. Tyndall
Keyword(s):  
Boric Acid ◽  
Wood Decay ◽  
Environmentally Benign ◽  
Wood Preservatives ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
Wood Decay Fungi ◽  
Test Organisms ◽  
11B Nmr ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Anti Fungal

As part of a larger project aimed at the development of leach resistant boron-based wood preservatives, the anti-fungal and termiticidal activities, and the resistance to leaching from timber, of three related tetra-n-butylammonium spiroborates, tetra-n-butylammonium bis(ortho-hydroxymethylphenolato)borate 2, tetra-n-butylammonium bis[catecholato(2–)-O,O′]borate 3, and tetra-n-butylammonium bis[salicylato(2−)-O,O']borate 4, have been examined. All three borates are found to be active against test organisms, with the following orders of activity being observed: 2 > 3 > 4 > boric acid against wood decay fungi, and 2 > 3 ≈ 4 > boric acid against termites. The most active compound in both assays 2 also has the highest calculated lipophilicity. In a test for permanence in wood, the following order of leach resistance is observed: 4 >> 3 ≈ 2 > boric acid. This order appears to correlate more closely with the stability constants of the borate esters, as determined using 11B NMR spectroscopy, rather than calculated lipophilicities.

scholarly journals Comparative Transcriptome and Secretome Analysis of Wood Decay Fungi Postia placenta and Phanerochaete chrysosporium

2010 ◽  
Vol 76 (11) ◽  
pp. 3599-3610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amber Vanden Wymelenberg ◽  
Jill Gaskell ◽  
Michael Mozuch ◽  
Grzegorz Sabat ◽  
John Ralph ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phanerochaete Chrysosporium ◽  
Cellulose Degradation ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Wood Decay ◽  
Brown Rot ◽  
White Rot ◽  
Glycosyl Hydrolases ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
Postia Placenta ◽  
Wood Decay Fungi

ABSTRACT Cellulose degradation by brown rot fungi, such as Postia placenta, is poorly understood relative to the phylogenetically related white rot basidiomycete, Phanerochaete chrysosporium. To elucidate the number, structure, and regulation of genes involved in lignocellulosic cell wall attack, secretome and transcriptome analyses were performed on both wood decay fungi cultured for 5 days in media containing ball-milled aspen or glucose as the sole carbon source. Using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), a total of 67 and 79 proteins were identified in the extracellular fluids of P. placenta and P. chrysosporium cultures, respectively. Viewed together with transcript profiles, P. chrysosporium employs an array of extracellular glycosyl hydrolases to simultaneously attack cellulose and hemicelluloses. In contrast, under these same conditions, P. placenta secretes an array of hemicellulases but few potential cellulases. The two species display distinct expression patterns for oxidoreductase-encoding genes. In P. placenta, these patterns are consistent with an extracellular Fenton system and include the upregulation of genes involved in iron acquisition, in the synthesis of low-molecular-weight quinones, and possibly in redox cycling reactions.

scholarly journals Gene Expression Patterns of Wood Decay Fungi Postia placenta and Phanerochaete chrysosporium Are Influenced by Wood Substrate Composition during Degradation

2016 ◽  
Vol 82 (14) ◽  
pp. 4387-4400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleksandr Skyba ◽  
Dan Cullen ◽  
Carl J. Douglas ◽  
Shawn D. Mansfield
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
White Rot Fungi ◽  
Wood Decay ◽  
White Rot ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Postia Placenta ◽  
Substrate Composition ◽  
Wood Decay Fungi

ABSTRACTIdentification of the specific genes and enzymes involved in the fungal degradation of lignocellulosic biomass derived from feedstocks with various compositions is essential to the development of improved bioenergy processes. In order to elucidate the effect of substrate composition on gene expression in wood-rotting fungi, we employed microarrays based on the annotated genomes of the brown- and white-rot fungi,Rhodonia placenta(formerlyPostia placenta) andPhanerochaete chrysosporium, respectively. We monitored the expression of genes involved in the enzymatic deconstruction of the cell walls of three 4-year-oldPopulus trichocarpa(poplar) trees of genotypes with distinct cell wall chemistries, selected from a population of several hundred trees grown in a common garden. The woody substrates were incubated with wood decay fungi for 10, 20, and 30 days. An analysis of transcript abundance in all pairwise comparisons highlighted 64 and 84 differentially expressed genes (>2-fold,P< 0.05) inP. chrysosporiumandP. placenta, respectively. Cross-fungal comparisons also revealed an array of highly differentially expressed genes (>4-fold,P< 0.01) across different substrates and time points. These results clearly demonstrate that gene expression profiles ofP. chrysosporiumandP. placentaare influenced by wood substrate composition and the duration of incubation. Many of the significantly expressed genes encode “proteins of unknown function,” and determining their role in lignocellulose degradation presents opportunities and challenges for future research.IMPORTANCEThis study describes the variation in expression patterns of two wood-degrading fungi (brown- and white-rot fungi) during colonization and incubation on three different naturally occurring poplar substrates of differing chemical compositions, over time. The results clearly show that the two fungi respond differentially to their substrates and that several known and, more interestingly, currently unknown genes are highly misregulated in response to various substrate compositions. These findings highlight the need to characterize several unknown proteins for catalytic function but also as potential candidate proteins to improve the efficiency of enzymatic cocktails to degrade lignocellulosic substrates in industrial applications, such as in a biochemically based bioenergy platform.

High-performance liquid chromatographic analysis of soluble and total oxalate in Ca- and Mg-amended liquid cultures of three wood decay fungi

Holzforschung ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 682-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan S. Schilling ◽  
Jody Jellison
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Wood Decay ◽  
Brown Rot ◽  
High Performance Liquid Chromatographic ◽  
White Rot ◽  
Fomitopsis Pinicola ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
Postia Placenta ◽  
Medium Components ◽  
Wood Decay Fungi

AbstractTwo brown-rot wood decay fungi,Fomitopsis pinicolaandMeruliporia incrassata, and the white-rot speciesPhanerochaete chrysosporiumwere grown for 4 weeks in liquid culture at 0.35, 0.70, 1.05, and 5.00 mM calcium (Ca) and 1.35 and 2.70 mM magnesium (Mg) concentrations. Soluble and total oxalate levels were quantified using a revised ion-exchange HPLC protocol developed specifically for resolving oxalate and other organic acid anions from medium components. Total oxalate concentrations in brown-rot filtrate were not significantly different among treatments; however, soluble oxalate decreased significantly with increasing Ca concentration. Higher Mg concentrations increased soluble oxalate levels only slightly. There was a significant decrease in medium pH at 5.00 mM Ca for all species, as well as an apparent increase in decarboxylation activity in brown-rot fungi. Total and soluble oxalate levels in the white-rot cultures were generally below detection for all treatments. The results show a significant influence of Ca on soluble oxalate concentrations not seen previously in the brown-rot speciesPostia placenta.

Detection and species discrimination using rDNA T-RFLP for identification of wood decay fungi

Holzforschung ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 696-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrika Råberg ◽  
Nils O.S. Högberg ◽  
Carl Johan Land
Keyword(s):  
Fragment Length ◽  
Point Mutations ◽  
Wood Decay ◽  
Species Discrimination ◽  
Specific Sequence ◽  
Decay Fungi ◽  
Postia Placenta ◽  
Coniophora Puteana ◽  
Wood Decay Fungi ◽  
Microscopic Evaluation

AbstractIn the present work PCR technology was used as a tool to detect the early stages of wood decay and was compared with microscopic evaluation. The wood decay fungiPostia placentaandConiophora puteanawere detectable in interior wood samples by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) after 2weeks of incubation with monocultures, while microscopic detection of hyphae was not possible until after 7 weeks. A potential problem when fungal communities are studied with T-RFLPs of rDNA is that intra-specific variation complicates data analysis. In this work, we show that intra-specific sequence variation in the internal transcribed spacer of the rDNA inConiophora puteanaallows T-RFLP identification of this species. This is due to intra-specific variations in fragment length, in combination with the absence of point mutations in the selected restriction sites.

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