Alchemica Posted March 5, 2018 (edited) Cool new papers. Ever wondered what the symbiotic funkiness of Convolvulaceae looked like? In this pic: The fungus/plant symbioses Periglandula/Ipomoea or Periglandula/Turbina: flowers of the host plant I. asarifolia (A), I. asarifolia (red blooming) (, T. corymbosa ©; epiphytic colonization of a young leaf of T. corymbosa by P. turbinae forming typical mycelium mats along the veins (D, E); ergoline alkaloids visualized by their UV-auto fluorescence within the mycelium of a young colony of P. ipomoeae (F); a peltate glandular trichome (pgt) encircled by hyphae of P. ipomoeae forming the interface of the symbiotum (G); formation of an appressorium-like structure (ap) on the cuticle of the secretory cell of the glandular trichome indicating the close contact of fungus and plant in the symbiosis (H); hyphae (hy) of P. ipomoeae embedded in the matrix (m) of subcuticular space of the peltate glandular trichome (pgt) (I). Ref: http://www.thieme-connect.com/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-0577-8049 Full text: http://sci-hub.tw/10.1055/a-0577-8049 There's also a Dark Classics in Chemical Neuroscience on the synthetic analogue of potential therapeutic relevance to people: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00043 (Full text: http://sci-hub.tw/…//dx.doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00043) Edited March 5, 2018 by Alchemica 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
