Mushroom Production in the Southern Cone of South America: Bioeconomy, Sustainable Development and Its Current Bloom.

A Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) based analysis is presented here for business development of the production of edible and medicinal mushrooms using agro-wastes in the Southern Cone of South America. This circular economy approach using edible and medicinal mushroom production on lignocellulosic residues is discussed by analysing both its advantages and drawbacks. Among its main benefits, it is notable that mushroom cultivation using lignocellulosic residues promotes innovation aimed at environmental sustainability, facilitating diversification of the labour supply and the transfer of science to the socio-cultural sphere, which also increases the availability of healthy foods. However, there are some bottlenecks in the process, such as the continuous supply chain of substrates for fungal growth, the lack of equipment and infrastructure for the implementation of cultivation systems in extreme habitats, as well as authorization requirements and other limitations related to a non-fungiphilic culture society. Therefore, this chapter tries to provide key tools for establishing sustainable guidelines for the procurement of local healthy food and other products derived from mushroom cultivation using agricultural residues in the region, which might bloom due to an SDGs-based circular economy approach.

Características nutricionales y efecto citotóxico de polisacáridos extraídos de los digüeñes Cyttaria berteroi y Cyttaria hariotii presentes en Chile / Nutritional characteristics and cytotoxic effect of polysaccharides extracted from the digüeñes Cyttaria berteroi and Cyttaria hariotii present in Chile

RESUMEN El género Cyttaria pertenece a la familia Cyttariaceae, existen 11 especies descritas a nivel mundial. En Chile y Argentina podemos encontrar sólo siete de ellas, conocidas como "Digüeñes" del Mapudungun "diweñ", hongos parásitos obligados de árboles de Nothofagus. Este género, se distribuye naturalmente en el hemisferio sur y tiene gran importancia desde el punto de vista alimenticio. A pesar del extenso conocimiento sobre la taxonomía, ecología y composición químico-nutricional de algunas especies de Cyttaria, su potencial nutracéutico ha recobrado interés recientemente. En esta investigación, se determinó la composición químicaproximal y actividad citotóxica de los polisacáridos de C. berteroi y C. hariotii. Para caracterizar la composición nutricional de las especies de Cyttaria, se utilizó la metodología de AOAC y se avaluó el potencial citotóxico de sus polisacáridos mediante el ensayo MTT (bromuro de 3- (4,5-dimetiltiazol-2-il) -2,5-difeniltetrazolio) frente a las líneas celulares de cáncer de colon humano (HCT-116), leucemia humana (U-937) y cáncer de mama (MCF-7). Los resultados evidenciaron que C. berteroi presentó un alto contenido de proteínas y lípidos en comparación con C. hariotii. Además, los polisacáridos de C. hariotii tienen un mayor efecto citotóxico frente a la línea celular de leucemia (IC50= 2100 µg/mL), cáncer de colon (IC50= 3700 µg/mL) y cáncer de mama (IC50=9470 µg/mL). En consecuencia, se concluye que los metabolitos de C. berteroi y la actividad citotóxica en líneas tumorales de los polisacáridos de C. hariotii podrían representar una oportunidad para la obtención de un potencial producto nutracéutico.

ABSTRACT The Cyttaria genus belongs to the Cyttariaceae family, with 11 species described worldwide. In Chile and Argentina, seven of them are found. They are known as "Digüeñes", from the Mapudungun "diweñ", and are parasitic fungi of Nothofagus trees. They are naturally distributed in the southern hemisphere and are of great importance from a nutritional point of view. Despite extensive knowledge about the taxonomy, ecology, and chemical-nutritional composition of some Cyttaria species, their nutraceutical potential has recently gained interest. In this investigation, the chemical-proximal composition and cytotoxic activity of the C. berteroi and C. hariotii polysaccharides were determined. To identify the nutritional composition of the Cyttaria species, the AOAC methodology was used and the cytotoxic potential of their polysaccharides was evaluated by means of the MTT test (3- (4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl) -2,5 bromide-diphenyltetrazolium) against the cell lines of human colon cancer (HCT-116), human leukemia (U-937) and breast cancer (MCF-7). The results showed that C. berteroi had a high protein and lipid content compared to C. hariotii. Also, C. hariotii polysaccharides had a greater cytotoxic effect against the colon cancer cell line (IC50= 3700 µg/mL), leukemia (IC50= 2100 µg/mL) and breast cancer (IC50= 9470 µg/mL). Therefore, it is concluded that C. berteroi metabolites and cytotoxic activity in C. hariotii polysaccharide tumor lines could represent an opportunity to obtain a potential nutraceutical product.

Actualización del conocimiento del género Cyttaria Berk. (Cyttariales, Ascomycota) en Chile / Update of the knowledge of the genus Cyttaria Berk (Cyttariales, Ascomycota) in Chile

El género Cyttaria pertenece a la familia Cyttariaceae y sus especies son parásitos obligados de árboles del género Nothofagus. Se distribuye naturalmente en el hemisferio sur, encontrándose siete especies de Cyttaria presentes en nuestro país: C. berteroi, C. darwinii, C. espinosae, C. hariotii, C. hookeri, C. johowii y C. exigua, que comúnmente se conocen como "Digüeñes" y que tienen una gran importancia desde el punto de vista alimenticio, ya que han sido consumidos desde la prehistoria por pueblos originarios. En Chile se han realizado estudios sobre la taxonomía, ecología y propiedades medicinales de algunas especies del género Cyttaria y en esta revisión, se describen los caracteres macro y microscópicos e información relevante de las siete especies de este género presentes en nuestro país, de acuerdo a la literatura disponible y observaciones personales de la autora. Además, se presenta un resumen sobre los resultados de un estudio reciente de las propiedades bioactivas de las especies más consumidas en nuestro país. (AU)

The genus Cyttariabelongs to the family Cyttariaceae; its species are obligate parasites of trees of the genus Nothofagus. It is naturally distributed in the Southern Hemisphere, with seven species of Cyttariapresent in Chile: C. berteroi, C. darwinii, C. espinosae, C. hariotii, C. hookeri, C. johowiiand C. exigua, which are commonly known as "Digüeñes" and are of great nutritional importance, since they have been consumed from prehistory by native people. Studies have been carried out in Chile on the taxonomy, ecology and medicinal properties of some species of the genus Cyttaria. In this review, the macro and microscopic characteristics and relevant information of the seven species of this genus present in our country are described, according to the available literature and personal observations of the author. A summary of the results of a recent study of the bioactive properties of the most consumed species in our country is also presented. (AU)

Amanita diemii singer y amanita merxmellueri bresinsky & garrido (agaricales, basidiomycota), las amanitas comestibles de Chile / Amanita diemii singer and amanita merxmuelleri Bresinsky & garrido (agaricales, basiodiomycota), the edible amanitas of Chile

Se presenta una breve revisión del género Amanita Pers. y posteriormente, se describen los caracteres macromorfológicos de las especies nativas comestibles Amanita diemii Singer y Amanita merxmuelleri Bresinsky & Garrido, las cuales se encuentran distribuidas desde la Región del Maule hasta la Región de Magallanes asociadas a especies del género Nothofagus Blume.

A brief review of the genus Amanita Pers. is presented and then the characters macromorphological of edible native species Amanita diemii Singer and Amanita merxmuelleri Bresinsky & Garrido, which are distributed from the Maule Region to the Magallanes Region described associated with Nothofagus Blume species.