Oxylipins in fungi

In nearly every living organism, metabolites derived from lipid peroxidation, the so-called oxylipins, are involved in regulating developmental processes as well as environmental responses. Among these bioactive lipids, the mammalian and plant oxylipins are the best characterized, and much informati...

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Published in:The FEBS journal 2011-04, Vol.278 (7), p.1047-1063
Main Authors: Brodhun, Florian, Feussner, Ivo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
bioactive properties
biochemical pathways
Biosynthesis
catalytic activity
cross‐kingdom signalling
eicosanoids
Enzymes
Fatty acids
fungal oxylipins
Fungal Proteins - metabolism
Fungi
Fungi - chemistry
Fungi - metabolism
Host-Pathogen Interactions
host–pathogen interaction
Lipid Peroxidation
Lipids
mammals
Metabolites
Molecular Structure
octadecanoids
oxylipins
Oxylipins - chemistry
Oxylipins - metabolism
Plants - metabolism
Plants - microbiology
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Summary:In nearly every living organism, metabolites derived from lipid peroxidation, the so-called oxylipins, are involved in regulating developmental processes as well as environmental responses. Among these bioactive lipids, the mammalian and plant oxylipins are the best characterized, and much information about their physiological role and biosynthetic pathways has accumulated during recent years. Although the occurrence of oxylipins and enzymes involved in their biosynthesis has been studied for nearly three decades, knowledge about fungal oxylipins is still scarce as compared with the situation in plants and mammals. However, the research performed so far has shown that the structural diversity of oxylipins produced by fungi is high and, furthermore, that the enzymes involved in oxylipin metabolism are diverse and often exhibit unusual catalytic activities. The aim of this review is to present a synopsis of the oxylipins identified so far in fungi and the enzymes involved in their biosynthesis.
ISSN:1742-464X
1742-4658
DOI:10.1111/j.1742-4658.2011.08027.x