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Mycologia Newsletter of the Mycological Society of America -- In Supplement to Mycologia Vol. 53(4) August 2002 Newsletter of the Mycological Society of America -- In This Issue -- Fungal Protein For Human Use by Karl Leo Braun and Gustavo Viniegra Fungal Protein for Human Use ............... 1-2 Questions or comments should be sent to Karl Leo Braun at 5460 Ballentine MSA Official Business .......................... 2-15 Pike, Springfield, OH 45502 or email: <[email protected]>. From the President .................................. 2 MSA Council Email Express ................. 2-3 As a follow up to his article entitled “An Interview With Dr. William Important Announcements ............... 3-4 Dudley Gray” [Inoculum 53(3):1-5] concerning the production of Annual Reports of: fungal protein, Karl Leo Braun contacted Dr. Gaston Guzman in Officers .............................................. 5-6 Xalapa, Mexico. In turn, Dr. Guzman suggested that he get in touch with Dr. Gustavo Viniegra. Mr. Braun did contact Dr. Viniegra and Publications ....................................... 6-8 received the following reply. Standing Committees ......................... 8-9 Rotating Committees ..................... 10-11 Dear Mr. Braun: Affiliates and Assignments ........... 11-13 The idea to use mycelial cultures as fungal protein was considered Ad Hoc Committees ...................... 13-14 in many countries, including Mexico, but to my knowledge, only the Representatives ............................. 14-15 Rank Hovis and McDougall company started food protein from From the Editor ..................................... 15 sugars at UK. I remember, Dr. Solomon’s announcing in 1980 at the Forms International Biotechnology Symposium the approval of UK of Change of Address ............................. 25 mycelial protein for human uses. The brand name is Quorn and you Endowment & Contributions ............. 28 may check the details in the following address <http://sst.tees.ac.uk/ Gift Membership ............................... 30 external/u0000504/Notes/protech/Fermentation/Quorn.html>. They use an edible strain of Fusarium graminearum, as a substitute Society Membership .......................... 31 protein in human diet. They got a boost with the problem of prions Mycological News ............................... 15-20 (mad cow disease) in England. Mycologist’s Bookshelf ...................... 20-24 Reviews: “Lichens of Antarctica and The most recent scientific work was done at Trinci’s lab. (Wiebe, MG, South Georgia. A guide to Their Robson, GD, Cunliffe, B, Trinci, AJP, Oliver, SG. 1992. Nutrient-Depen- Identification and Ecology” Mycological Classifieds ....................... 24-25 dent Selection of Morphological Mutants of Fusarium graminearum Positions, Goods & Services, Fungi A3/5 Isolated from Long-Term Continuous Cultures. Biotechnology and Calendar of Events .................................... 26 Bioengineering 40:1181-1189.) Marilyn Wiebe was in our lab and gave a Mycology On-Line .............................. 26-27 lecture at Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, near Mexico City. She Sustaining Members ............................ 29-30 showed us the commercial product in a freeze dried pack. Tate and Lyle considered the production in Belize where they have ~ Important Dates ~ sugar mills but discontinued the operation 30 years ago. IDRC from August 15: Deadline: Inoculum 53(5) Canada financed in the 70’s a pilot project in Cali, Colombia, under the August 11-17: IMC VII supervision of Dr. Gregory from Guelph University but it failed at the October 10-13: NAMA Annual Foray end of 1980’s. We tried to start, in cooperation with Senez and July 27-31: MSA 2003 Pacific Grove, CA Raimbault, the production of Aspergillus niger in cassava meal but it showed no economic promise and was discontinued. Editor — Merril Moo Young from Waterloo University tried to start the Donald G. Ruch production of filamentous fungi on sugar cane bagasse. Mayra de la Department of Biology Torre from CINVESTAV del IPN (Mexico) did the same using mixed Ball State University cultures. They always came with the conclusion that the break even Muncie, IN 47306-0440 USA point of edible single cell protein was the same price of powder milk. 765.285.8829 FAX 765.285.8804 In short, fungal protein is marketable if the market price is as high or [email protected] higher than edible fungi, beef or poultry. The cheapest and by far MSA Homepage: most used fungal protein is the traditional (Agaricus, Pleurotus, http://msafungi.org Lentinus, etc.) I understand that the world market of edible fungi is larger in sales volume than the market world experts during the post war Oriol, E, Schettino, B, Viniegra-González, of industrial enzymes. That means, years. Unfortunately the economic GY Raimbault, M. 1988. Solid state larger than 2 billion dollars. realities are such that this idea was culture of Aspergillus. In: Support, J. Fermentation Tech. 66(1):57-62. The original idea to feed poor people useful only to feed sophisticated Gutiérrez-Rojas, M, Huerta, S, López- with single cell protein was interesting vegetarians in UK. It also helped a lot Ulibarri, R, Saucedo G, Favela, E, but not good enough to cope with the of laboratories to start worrying about fermentation technology around the Viniegra-González, G. 1988. Solid state production costs, using as bench fermentation: scaling-up, prototypes and world, including my own group. marking the soy protein available in the strategies. In Solid State Fermentation in market. There is not yet a better way to Best wishes, Bioconversion of Agroindustrial Raw feed poor people than a mixture of -- Gustavo Viniegra Materials. Edited by M. Raimbault. cereals and leguminous grains, perhaps Distinguished Professor ORSTOM, Montpellier, France. 61-66 with some amaranth and sugar. I use Department of Biotechnology pp. this case to teach my students how to Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Viniegra-González, G. 1988. Perspectives estimate the least cost for feeding Iztapalpa, D.F., MEXICO and Limitations of Solid Fermentation in people and the traditional Mexican diet [email protected] México. In Solid State Fermentation in is a champion: maize tortillas with black Bioconversion of Agroindustrial Raw Materials. Edited by M. Raimbault. beans, a cup of coffee with sugar and a I attach few references of our own ORSTOM, Montpellier, France. 61-66 little bit of cheese or cheap sardines. work related to fungal protein produc- tion on cassava meal. pp. As a concluding remark, the story of Oriol, E, Raimbault, M, Roussos, SY Raimbault, M, Viniegra-González, G. 1991. single cell protein is older than you may Viniegra-González, G. 1988. Water and Modern and traditional aspects of solid think. It started at the First World War water activity in the solid state fermenta- state fermentation. In Food, Feed and Fuel in Germany, it was renewed during the tion of cassava starch by Aspergillus niger. from Biomass. Edited by DS Chahal. Second World War in England, Ger- Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 27: 498-503. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. many and USA and got the fancy of New Delhi, India. 153-163 pp. MSA BUSINESS From the President’s Corner ... Dear Friends and Colleagues, It has been a pleasure to serve as your President this past 2001-2002 season. The time passed so quickly and so much was accomplished, I can hardly believe it will be over soon. Thank all of you who served on committees, your efforts are greatly appreciated. Without your generous commitment of time and energy, we really would not be able to provide the level of activities and service to the science of mycology that we currently do. When Dr. John Taylor, our next President, takes over this post and asks for help serving on committees, please take that opportunity and contribute to the workings of the MSA. I think you will enjoy the experience. Tim Baroni, MSA President 2001-2002. If you have not as yet tried out Mycologia on-line, please go to the MSA home page <www.msafungi.org> and do so. MSA Council Email Express This experience will definitely be worth the effort! Since April 15, Executive Council and Council have taken I look forward to seeing many of you at the meetings in the following actions: Corvallis this late June or perhaps in Oslo later in August. Email Council Poll 2002-10 – On May 30, Executive Wherever your travels take you, I hope they are safe and Council approved travel and lodging support to Mycologia enjoyable. Editor-in-Chief Joan Bennett to attend the 2002 MSA Annual Sincerely, Council meeting in Corvallis, Oregon. -- Timothy J. Baroni Email Council Poll 2002-11 – On June 7, General Council President (2001-2002) approved establishment of an electronic only subsciption Mycological Society of America option for Mycologia institutional subscribers, to be set at $160 effective in 2003. 2 MSA BUSINESS con’t Email Council Poll 2002-12 – On Bugni, Donald M Campanella, Sano May 21, Executive Council approved Etsuzo, Miguel A Gamboa, Niles J purchase of a Pagemaker upgrade for Hasselquist, Beatrice Henricot, Inoculum Editor Don Ruch. Jonathan A Van Hoose, Todd R Leftwich, Teo J Lemek, Brenda E Additional Notes: McCracken, Caroline Mohammed, Jeri Welcome, New Members! Although L Parrent, Mark Tibbett, and Louise A. candidates for MSA membership White. MSA also welcomes new cannot vote until formally approved at sustaining members Fungal & Decay the annual general business meeting, Diagnostics, LLC (agent, Dr Harold they do receive Mycologia and Burdsall, Jr; Wisconsin). 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