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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1972 May; 23(5): 852-856
Copyright © 1972 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Isolation and Identification of Xanthotoxin (8-Methoxypsoralen) and Bergapten (5-Methoxypsoralen) from Celery Infected with Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

¹ Department of Food Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30601

ABSTRACT

Methods for the production, isolation, and identification of xanthotoxin and bergapten from celery diseased by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Libert) de Bary were investigated. The only conditions under which this mold was capable of producing xanthotoxin and bergapten occurred when the mold was actively growing on fresh (metabolizing) celery. Neither compound was found in uninfected celery, in the mold growing on nutrient media, on nutrient media fortified with 30% filter-sterilized celery juice, or on nonmetabolizing celery. Maximal xanthotoxin production of 320 µg per g of dry rotted celery occurred at 20 C, although mycelial growth increased until 30 C. Neither xanthotoxin nor bergapten was found when the mold grew on 11 agricultural commodities other than celery.