The ITS region including the 5.8S gene of rDNA of three desert truffle species were amplified using ITS4 and ITS1 primers. The ITS sequences were compared to those of other related authentic sequences obtained from GenBank. Among 12 specimens studied, seven isolates corresponded to Terfezia claveryi reported by other authors. Iranian T. claveryi specimens had an average similarity of 99.4% (ran...

An optimized PLE method was applied to several truffle species using three different solvent mixtures obtain bioactive enriched fractions. The pressurized water extracts contained mainly (1 → 3),(1 6)-β-D-glucans, chitins, and heteropolymers with galactose mannose in their structures. ethanol included fatty acids fungal sterols others such as brassicasterol stigmasterol, depending on the specie...

The factors that vary the aroma of Tuber magnatum fruiting bodies are poorly understood. study determined headspace composition, sensory profiles, maturity and bacterial communities from T. originating Italy, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, tested if truffle is dependent on provenance body volatiles explained by and/or communities. Headspace volatile profiles were using gas chromatography–mass spectr...