Free amino acids production by ectomycorrhizal fungi of pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)
Rózycki, H.; Strzelczyk, E.
Acta Microbiologica Polonica 34(1): 59-66
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0137-1320 PMID: 2579530 Document Number: 256699
Studies on free amino acids production by five species of ectomycorrhizal fungi (Amanita muscaria, Suillus, granulatus, Suillus luteus, Suillus bovinus and Rhizopogon luteolus) show that all the fungi produced mainly: glutamic acid, leucine, lysine, ornithine, arginine and an unidentified ninhydrin-positive compound X3. Both the quality and quantity of amino acids released was different in the fungal species studied. The predominant amino acids in post-culture liquids in general did not exceed 1.5 .mu.g/mg dry mass.