title: Veratryl alcohol stimulates fruiting body formation in the oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus.
abstract: The oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus, cultivated in solid state on sugarcane bagasse-wheat bran (5:1) medium in the presence of veratryl alcohol resulted in an increased production of the fruiting body at earlier times compared to when the fungus was grown in the absence of veratryl alcohol. The results indicate a new physiological role for veratryl alcohol in stimulating fruiting body formation. Veratryl alcohol also stimulated laccase production during the mycelial growth stage. Evidence is also presented that laccases were involved in the physiological development of the fruiting body.
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Program CCA--Departamento de Technologia de Alimentos e Medicamentos, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Suguimoto
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Dekker
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Castro-Gomez
mesh_terms: D001592:Benzyl Alcohols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000494:pharmacology; D042845:Laccase; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D020076:Pleurotus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001592:Benzyl Alcohols; D003470:Culture Media; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D042845:Laccase; C042197:veratryl alcohol