Abstract:
In view of the few studies on the influence of
Armillaria spp. infection on the content of the chemical components in different parts of
Polyporus umbellatus sclerotia, this study determined the biomass of
P. umbellatus sclerotia and the contents of ergosterol, polyporusterone A, polyporusterone B and polysaccharide in the separated cavity wall of the sclerotia and the uninfected part of the sclerotia in different harvesting years under the conditions of
A. gallica and
A. mellea infection respectively. According to the difference of content and dynamic changes of the polysaccharide and the steroid substances, the superior
Armillaria sp. was screened to obtain the best harvest years of
P. umbellatus. Using HPLC and UV-VIS spectrophotometry methods, the contents of ergosterol, polyporusterone A, polyporusterone B and polysaccharide in
P. umbellatus sclerotia infected by the two
Armillaria spp.in different years were determined. In addition, the differentially expressed genes related to
P. umbellatus polysaccharide synthesis were screened according to the transcriptomic data of different parts of
P. umbellatus after
A. mellea infection. With the increase of years, the biomass of sclerotia infected by different
Armillaria spp. had significant differences, and there were significant differences in the four components of sclerotia. The four components of the separated cavity wall of the sclerotia were significantly higher than those of the uninfected part. The best harvest time was the third year after cultivation. Transcriptomic analysis showed that the infection of
Armillaria spp. could significantly promote polysaccharide synthesis, which provided a basis for polysaccharide content determination at the molecular level. The study clarified the influence of different
Armillaria spp. infection on the accumulation of chemical components of
P. umbellatus sclerotia, laying a foundation for exploring the symbiosis mechanism and provided a scientific clue for screening superior
Armillaria sp. and guiding the artificial cultivation of
P. umbellatus sclerotia.