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. 2022 Jul 24;12(8):1025. doi: 10.3390/biom12081025

Table 1.

Alkaloids and related compounds produced by mushrooms discovered in the period covered by the review (2002–2022).

Alkaloid Mushroom Source Biological Activity References
Subgroup: β-Carboline alkaloids (Figure 2)
4-(Methylthio)canthin-6-one (5);
5-(methylthio)canthin-6-one (6);
9-(methylthio)canthin-6-one (7);
11-(methylthio)canthin-6-one (8);
2-methyl-β-carbolinium-1-propanoate (11)
Boletus curtisii - [25]
Brunnein A (12) Cortinarius brunneus
Different Hygrophorus spp.
- [26,27]
Brunnein B (13); brunnein C (14) C. brunneus - [26]
C-1 diastereomer of brunnein B (15) Cyclocybe cylindracea Antioxidant [28]
10-Hydroxy-infractopicrin (17) Cortinarius infractus Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase [29]
Metatacarboline family (1925) Mycena metata Anticancer, for metatacarbolines D (23) and F (25) [30,31]
1-Acetyl-7-hydroxy-9H-pyrido [3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylic acid (27) Sarcomyxa edulis Anti-inflammatory [32]
Subgroup: Pyrroloquinoline alkaloids (Figure 3)
Mycenarubin A (29) Mycena haematopus, Mycena pelianthina and Mycena rosea - [33,34,35]
Mycenarubin B (30) M. rosea - [33]
Mycenarubin D (31) M. haematopus Antibacterial [36]
Mycenarubin E (32); mycenarubin F (33) M. haematopus - [36]
Mycenarubin C (34) M. rosea - [37]
Sanguinone A (35); sanguinone B (36);
sanguinolentaquinone (37);
decarboxydehydrosanguinone A (38)
Mycena sanguinolenta - [38]
Haematopodin B (39) M. haematopus Antibacterial [34,36]
Pelianthinarubin A (41); pelianthinarubin B (42) M. pelianthina - [35]
Mycenaflavin A (43) M. haematopus Moderate antibacterial [34]
Mycenaflavin B (44) M. haematopus Moderate antibacterial and cytotoxic [34,39]
Mycenaflavin C (45); mycenaflavin D (46) M. haematopus - [34]
Subgroup: Pyrrole alkaloids (Figure 4)
Inotopyrrole B (50) Inonotus obliquus and Phlebopus portentosus Neuroprotective against H2O2 damage [40,41]
2-[2-Formyl-5-(methoxymethyl)-1H-pyrrol-1-yl]acetic acid (51) Leccinum extremiorientale Low cytotoxic [42]
4-[2-Formyl-5-(hydroxymethyl)-1H-pyrrol-1-yl] butanoic acid (53) Basidiomycetes-X, Grifola frondosa and L. extremiorientale Hepatoprotective, low inhibition of α-glucosidase and low cytotoxic [42,43,44,45]
Phlebopine A, also pyrrolefronine (54) G. frondosa and P. portentosus Inhibition of α-glucosidase, and mild neuroprotective against H2O2 damage [41,45]
Phlebopine B (55); phlebopine C (56); 1-isopentyl-2-formyl-5-hydroxy-methylpyrrole (57) P. portentosus Moderate or mild neuroprotective against H2O2 damage [41]
2-[2-Formyl-5-(methoxymethyl)-1H-pyrrole-1-yl]propanoate (58) P. portentosus Inhibition of pancreatic lipase activity, and mild neuroprotective against H2O2 damage [41,46]
5-Hydroxymethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carbaldehyde (59);
5-hydroxymethyl-1-ethyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carbaldehyde (60);
5-hydroxymethyl-1-acetic acid-1H-pyrrole-2-carbaldehyde (62)
G. frondosa Inhibition of α-glucosidase [45]
Pyrrolezanthine (61) G. frondosa Anti-inflammatory and strong inhibition of α-glucosidase [45,47]
4-[2-formyl-5-(hydroxymethyl)-1H-pyrrol-1-yl] butanamide (63) Basidiomycetes-X Weak antioxidant [43]
Subgroup: Indole alkaloids (Figure 6)
5-Methoxy-4-methoxymethyl-2-methyl-1H-indole (75) Tricholoma caligatum - [48]
1-(1-β-Glucopyranosyl)-3-(methoxymethyl)-1H-indole (76);
1-(1-β-glucopyranosyl)-1H-indole-3-carbaldehyde (77)
C. brunneus - [49]
Macrolepiotin (79) Macrolepiota neomastoidea - [50]
7-Methoxyindole-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester (80);
1-methylindole-3-carboxaldehyde (81)
Phellinus linteus - [51]
5-Hydroxyhypaphorine (82) Astraeus odoratus - [52]
4-(Ethoxymethyl)-1H-indole (85) Tricholoma flavovirens Plant growth [53]
Corallocin C (87) Hericium coralloides Stimulation of neurite outgrowth [54]
Terpendole N (88); terpendole O (89) Pleurotus ostreatus - [55]
Subgroup: Miscellaneous alkaloids (Figures 7 and 8)
Dictyoquinazols A–C (9294) Dictyophora indusiata Neuroprotective [56]
Concavine (95) Clitocybe concava Weak antibacterial [57]
Pyriferines A–C (9698) Pseudobaeospora pyrifera - [58]
Pycnoporin (99) Pycnoporus cinnabarinus Moderate antitumoral [59]
Sinensine (100) Ganoderma sinense Protective against H2O2 oxidation [60]
Sinensines B-D (101103) G. sinense - [61]
Sinensine E (104) Ganoderma cochlear, Ganoderma luteomarginatum, and G. sinense - [61,62,63]
(+)-6S-Hydroxyganocochlearine A and (−)-6R-hydroxyganocochlearine A (105) G. luteomarginatum - [62]
Ganocochlearine A (106) Ganoderma australe, G. cochlear, and Ganoderma lucidum Neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory [64,65,66]
Ganocochlearine B (107) G. cochlear - [64]
Ganocalicine A (108) Ganoderma calidophilum Anti-allergic [67]
Ganocalicine B (109) G. australe and G. calidophilum - [65,67]
Ganocochlearine C (110);
ganocochlearine H (115)
G. australe and G. cochlear - [63,65]
Ganocochlearines D-F (111113);
ganocochlearine I (116)
G. cochlear - [63]
Lucidimine A (117); lucidimine D (120) G. lucidum - [66,68]
Lucidimine B (118) G. lucidum Antioxidant and antiproliferative [66,68,69]
Lucidimine C (119) G. cochlear and G. lucidum Antioxidant [63,66,68,69]
Lucidimine E (121) G. lucidum Anti-inflammatory [66]
Ganoapplanatumine A (122) Ganoderma applanatum - [70]
Ganoapplanatumine B (123) G. applanatum and G. cochlear - [63,70]
Australine (124) G. australe Neuroprotective [65]
Erinacerins M–P (125128) Hericium erinaceus Moderate cytotoxic [71]
Erinacerin V (129) Hericium sp. - [72]
Rosallin A (130) Mycena rosella Herbicidal [73]
Rosallin B (131) M. rosella - [73]
Consoramides A–C (132134) Irpex consors - [74]
Stereumamide A (135) Stereum hirsutum Antibacterial [75]
Stereumamide B (136); stereumamide C (137) S. hirsutum - [75]
Stereumamide D (138) I. consors and S. hirsutum Antibacterial [74,75]