Contents ix 5.4.6 Culmorin and Helminthosporal 5.4.7 Sesquiterpenoids of the Basidiomycetes 43 5.5 Diterpenoid fungal metabolites 93 5.51 Virescenosides 552 Rosanes 2 55.3 Gibberellins and Kaurenolides 554 55.5 Aphidicol 5.5.6 Fusico cins and Cotylenins Sesterterpenoids 5.7 Fungal Triterpenoids and Steroids 185 5.7.I Ergosterol 106 57.2 Fusidane Steroidal Antibiotics 107 5.7.3 Viridin,Wortmannin and their Relatives 111 5.7.4 Triterpe 113 5.8 Meroterpenoid 116 Chapter 6 Fungal Metabolites Derived from the Citric Acid Cycle 6.1 Introduction 120 6.2 Citric Acid and Related Acids 120 6.3 Fungal Tetronic Acids Canadensolide and Avenaciolide 65 Nonadrides 124 6.6 Squalestatin 126 Chapter 7 Pigments and Odours of Fungi 7.1 Introduction 127 7.2 Polyketide Fungal Pigments 128 7.2.1 Fumigatin 128 7)) Auroglaucin and Flavoglaucin 129 73 Hyd oxyanth he Pigme 74 apht opyrone Pigments 7.2.5 Extended and Dimeric Quinone 131 7.3 Fungal Pigments Derived from the Shikimate Pathway 1 7.3.1 Terphenyls 32 7.3.2 Pulvinic Acids 13 7.4 Some Pigments Containing Nitrogen 135 7.5 138 al Carotenoids 138 7.6 Lichen Subs 7.7 Od ours of Fungi 7.7.1 Organoleptic Components of Mushrooms 7.7.2 Volatile Fungal Metabolites Containing Sulfur5.4.6 Culmorin and Helminthosporal 84 5.4.7 Sesquiterpenoids of the Basidiomycetes 85 5.5 Diterpenoid Fungal Metabolites 93 5.5.1 Virescenosides 94 5.5.2 Rosanes 94 5.5.3 Gibberellins and Kaurenolides 97 5.5.4 Aphidicolin 101 5.5.5 Pleuromutilin 102 5.5.6 Fusicoccins and Cotylenins 102 5.6 Sesterterpenoids 104 5.7 Fungal Triterpenoids and Steroids 105 5.7.1 Ergosterol 106 5.7.2 Fusidane Steroidal Antibiotics 107 5.7.3 Viridin, Wortmannin and their Relatives 111 5.7.4 Triterpenoids of the Basidiomycetes 113 5.8 Meroterpenoids 116 Chapter 6 Fungal Metabolites Derived from the Citric Acid Cycle 6.1 Introduction 120 6.2 Citric Acid and Related Acids 120 6.3 Fungal Tetronic Acids 122 6.4 Canadensolide and Avenaciolide 123 6.5 Nonadrides 124 6.6 Squalestatins 126 Chapter 7 Pigments and Odours of Fungi 7.1 Introduction 127 7.2 Polyketide Fungal Pigments 128 7.2.1 Fumigatin 128 7.2.2 Auroglaucin and Flavoglaucin 129 7.2.3 Hydroxyanthraquinone Pigments 129 7.2.4 Xanthone and Naphthopyrone Pigments 130 7.2.5 Extended and Dimeric Quinones 131 7.3 Fungal Pigments Derived from the Shikimate Pathway 132 7.3.1 Terphenyls 132 7.3.2 Pulvinic Acids 133 7.4 Some Pigments Containing Nitrogen 135 7.5 Terpenoid Pigments 138 7.5.1 Fungal Carotenoids 138 7.6 Lichen Substances 140 7.7 Odours of Fungi 142 7.7.1 Organoleptic Components of Mushrooms 142 7.7.2 Volatile Fungal Metabolites Containing Sulfur 144 Contents ix