AROMATIC COMPOUNDS 



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Table 4. Representative Aromatic Compounds Produced by Fungi 



Group* 



I 



Compound 



Methyl cinnamate 



CH=CH— COOCH3 



Anisaldehyde 

 CHO 



OCH3 



Gentisyl alcohol 



OH 



CH.OH 



%X 



Homoprotocatechuic acid 

 CH,COOH 



^N 



OH 



OH 



3,5-Dihydroxyphthalic acid 



OH 



COOH 



COOH 



HO 



Gallic acid 



COOH 



HO OH 



OH 



Organism(s) 

 Lentinus lepideus (74) 



Trametes suaveolens (64) 

 Daedalea juniperina (69) 

 Polyporus benzoinus (77) 



Penicillium spp. (66, 93, 

 176, 180) 



Polyporus tumulosus (437) 



Penicillium brevi-compactum 

 (142, 408) 



Phycomyces blakesleeanus 

 (44) 



* See text. 



