Kingdom Fungi Order Agaricales Genus Mycena Higher classification Mycena | Division Basidiomycota Scientific name Mycena pura Rank Species | |
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Similar Mycena, Mycena rosea, Mycena galericulata, Mycena haematopus, Mycena inclinata | ||
Mycena pura fungi kingdom
Mycena pura, commonly known as the lilac bonnet, is a species of mushroom in the family Mycenaceae. First called Agaricus prunus in 1794 by Christian Hendrik Persoon, it was assigned its current name in 1871 by German Paul Kummer. Mycena pura is known to bioaccumulate the element boron.
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Bioactive compounds
Mycena pura contains the chemical puraquinonic acid, a sesquiterpene. This compound induces mammalian cells (specifically, the cell line HL60) to differentiate into granulocyte- or macrophage-like cells. The fungus also contains the antifungal metabolite strobilurin D, previously found in Cyphellopsis anomala.
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