GIORGIO MELLERIO', GIOI-ASSI T-IDARI* and P.io~.i I-ITA-FISSI~ * ?Isfituto di Chiniica Organicci--ni;,ersita degli Studi-lCale W r a n i e l l i 10-27100 PaLmia (Italy) 3Centro del C-TR p e r lo Studio delle Sostanre Organiche .\htiirali-Politecnico-Piarra L e o m r d o do Ti'nci 32-20133 X i l a n o (Italjj ;iBsTR.icT.-From lots of Lncfarrzts scrobzciilnfus extracted in different B-ays, in addition to ethyl linoleate and cerevisterol, nine lactarane sesquiterpenes have been isolated. The main compounds are furanosesquiterpenes, namely: furoscrobiculins -4-D (2, S-i), furanethers 13 and 4) and the already known lactaral (l), and furandiol 19a). Furthermore a new sesquiterpene lactone with the CO group in 13, lactaroscrobiculide B (8), has been isolated. The structures were elucidated mainly by spectroscopic methods and by some chemical transformations. Stereochemistry of most sesquiterpenes has been determined.Recently (1-3) we isolated from Lactariids scrobiciilatzks some sesquiterpenes 11-ith the lactarane skeleton which is peculiar to most of the knon-n Russulaceae metabolites (4-1i). At present the only mushrooms of this family containing sesquiterpenes with a completely different skeleton are L. deliciosus (1s) (guaianes) and L. uzidzis (19) (drimanes).Sou-11-e report the structures of ne!\ lactarane sesquiterpenes which were isolated from a nen-lot of L. scrobiciilatus extracted in a different way than in the previous \I ork (2. 3).
DISCCSSIOSL. scrobiczilatus is easily distinguished not only by the morphological aspects (yellow color, big size. wrobiculated stem, pungent taste, etc.), but also by the secreted milky juice, n-hich, for some reason not yet understood, turns quickly from n hite to yelloJv when it appears at the surface of the fruit-body. This color change could indicate enzymatic degradation reactions : therefore, in order to prevent and to check possible alterations in the sesquiterpene composition. n-e carried out extraction in three different nays:The frozen material \vas then minced under its solvent and. after being removed by filtration. it was homogenized in ethanol and ice to extract the more polar compounds.b) The freshly collected mushrooms nere cut and put in acetone. The material \vas norked up in a dry-box under a S? stream as in a). In this case, the color change in the juice seemed to be slon-er but n-as still noticeable.a) The fruit-bodies nere frozen in drj ice and acetone.c) The fruit-bodiei n ere cut without any precaution.