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Structural characterization and metabolite profiling of the facultative marine fungus Paecilomyces variotii

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A new Paecilomyces variotii strain was isolated from the marine habitat. The fungal biomass necessary for the chemical study was produced with success, at a laboratory scale. A total of 28 structural groups were identified from volatile compounds that, in the main, are normal lipid compounds involved in the fatty acid pathway, fragments from their catabolism, terpenoids, and a metabolite from the shikimic acid route. In addition, two non-volatile compounds, triolein and ergosterol peroxide, were isolated and identified by spectroscopy. This is the first report to describe these compounds for the species P. variotii, suggesting its potential use as a natural source to produce nutraceuticals and functional foods.

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The authors would like to thank the CAPES agency (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Brazil) for a PhD fellowship, and the European Commission for a Marie Curie Training Site Fellowship, both granted to R.M. Grateful acknowledgement is made of the financial support given to the project SI-697 (ULPAPD-08/01-5) by the Canary government (Agencia Canaria de Investigación, Innovación y Sociedad de la Información, ACIISI).

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  1. Departamento de Química, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus Universitario de Tafira, Edificio de Ciencias Básicas 3, 35071, Gran Canaria, Spain

    Francisco Javier Toledo Marante, Roberto Mioso & Irma Herrera Bravo de Laguna

  2. Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología (IPNA/ CSIC), Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, 38206, La Laguna, Spain

    Jaime Bermejo Barrera

  3. Departamento de Ingeniería de Procesos, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35071, Gran Canaria, Spain

    Juan Emilio González González & Juan José Santana Rodríguez

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Toledo Marante, F.J., Mioso, R., Bermejo Barrera, J. et al. Structural characterization and metabolite profiling of the facultative marine fungus Paecilomyces variotii . Ann Microbiol 62, 1601–1607 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13213-011-0416-1

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