Abstract
Research with fungi in search of substances with potential biological activity is gaining more prominence since they are sustainable sources of new molecules. Diplodia pinea is a phytopathogenic fungus found in forest species, which has shown few reports of molecules with biological activity and may present promising biotechnological potential. Thus, the objective of this study was to detect substances produced by this fungus in a liquid medium, under stressful conditions. A metabolite was detected in the alcoholic fraction characterized by X-ray diffraction as D-mannitol. This is the first description of this monosaccharide produced by D. pinea.
Highlights
It is well established that fungi have been demonstrated great environmental impact, wide diversity, and natures distribution (Pinto et al, 2002; Rani et al, 2017; Yunes e Calixto 2001)
Diplodia pinea is one of the main pathogens of conifers, with a wide worldwide distribution, studied for the ability to infect in all stages of tree development (Stanosz et al, 1999)
The fungus D. pinea was able to produce the metabolite D-mannitol, besides it was reported in this species for the first time
Summary
It is well established that fungi have been demonstrated great environmental impact, wide diversity, and natures distribution (Pinto et al, 2002; Rani et al, 2017; Yunes e Calixto 2001). Fungi may suffer interference from other organisms or under different stress conditions, altering their metabolic pathway by producing different molecules (Kusari et al, 2013). The high incidence and severity of infection by D. pinea is associated with the spread of its spores by the action of rain and wind, in addition to being endophytic (asymptomatic condition) and transmitted by seedlings. These fungi have become more aggressive under periods of plant stress (drought, excessive rain, hail, or some injury to the plant) (Reglinski et al, 2013; Smith et al, 2014)
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