EXPLORING THE POTENCY OF WILD MUSHROOMS: A COMPRENSIVE REVIEW OF ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN MACEDONIA

Emri MURATI, Mitko KARADELEV, Adelina MURATI

Abstract

In the Republic of North Macedonia, according to the latest official data from the mycological research of macromycetes, close to 2,000 species are registered. The largest number belongs to basidiomycetes with 1735 species and the rest belongs to ascomycetes with 255 species. These mushrooms are used in nutrition, biotechnology, medicine, and pharmacy. A large number of these wild mushrooms also have antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral effects. In this paper, we will mention only the types of fungi that have antifungal effects and activity that have been recorded in the research so far in the Republic of Northern Macedonia. In the paper, we present 26 species of wild and cultivated high fungi that have antifungal activity. The most popular species of macromycetes with antifungal effect are: Agaricus bisporus, Agrocybe cylindracea, Boletus edulis, Ganoderma lucidum, Flammulina velutipes, Laetiporus sulphureus, Lactarius deterrimus, Lentinus edodes, Meripilus giganteus and Tricholoma giganteum, mainly belong to the phylum Basidiomycota. In these mushrooms have been found isolated compounds with antifungal activity affecting certain pathogenic fungi as we can mention: Alternaria alternate, A. brassicae, Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus fumigates, Fusarium gramineum, Microsporus canis, Neurospora crassa, Penicillium inflatum, Sacharomyces cerevisiae. These fungi mainly belong to the phylum Ascomycota.

Pages: 80 - 85