Lignosus rhinocerus is one of the most valuable medicinal fungi used throughout South East Asia,and South China.The polypore is characterized by a stipitate basidiomata with orbicular pileus,and an underground sclerot...Lignosus rhinocerus is one of the most valuable medicinal fungi used throughout South East Asia,and South China.The polypore is characterized by a stipitate basidiomata with orbicular pileus,and an underground sclerotium,a trimitic hyphal system bearing generative hyphae with clamp connections,and globose to subglobose basidiospores.Basidiomata,including the sclerotia of L.rhinocerus are used to treat various ailments.L.rhinocerus is rarely encountered in the wild and has a very restricted geographic distribution.Because of its rarity and importance,domestication and commercial cultivation of the fungus has been attempted.During study of the polyporoid fungi in forests of Kerala State,India,some interesting specimens were collected.Detailed taxonomic study of the collected specimens identified them as L.rhinocerus,with a distribution record new to India.Taxonomic account of the species is presented.展开更多
The results obtained from the characterization of a copper deposit on indium doped tin oxide (ITO), inked with natural dye extracted from the Lactarius indigo fungus, for use in Gratzel type solar cells are reported. ...The results obtained from the characterization of a copper deposit on indium doped tin oxide (ITO), inked with natural dye extracted from the Lactarius indigo fungus, for use in Gratzel type solar cells are reported. An electrolyte composed of 0.1 M HNO<sub>3</sub> and 0.5 M CuSO<sub>4</sub> was used, this solution was prepared for copper deposits on the ITO. Cyclic voltammetry was performed at different scan rates to obtain the reduction zone for deposition between potentials of ?100 to ?500 mV. The dye was obtained from the indigo Lactarius fungus from maceration, once the inked deposits were obtained, characterizations were performed, the initial test was to obtain the Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-visible) of the pure dye, and later the same test was performed on the inked oxide. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) was performed on the samples, as well as Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), to characterize the material properties for its application.展开更多
文摘Lignosus rhinocerus is one of the most valuable medicinal fungi used throughout South East Asia,and South China.The polypore is characterized by a stipitate basidiomata with orbicular pileus,and an underground sclerotium,a trimitic hyphal system bearing generative hyphae with clamp connections,and globose to subglobose basidiospores.Basidiomata,including the sclerotia of L.rhinocerus are used to treat various ailments.L.rhinocerus is rarely encountered in the wild and has a very restricted geographic distribution.Because of its rarity and importance,domestication and commercial cultivation of the fungus has been attempted.During study of the polyporoid fungi in forests of Kerala State,India,some interesting specimens were collected.Detailed taxonomic study of the collected specimens identified them as L.rhinocerus,with a distribution record new to India.Taxonomic account of the species is presented.
文摘The results obtained from the characterization of a copper deposit on indium doped tin oxide (ITO), inked with natural dye extracted from the Lactarius indigo fungus, for use in Gratzel type solar cells are reported. An electrolyte composed of 0.1 M HNO<sub>3</sub> and 0.5 M CuSO<sub>4</sub> was used, this solution was prepared for copper deposits on the ITO. Cyclic voltammetry was performed at different scan rates to obtain the reduction zone for deposition between potentials of ?100 to ?500 mV. The dye was obtained from the indigo Lactarius fungus from maceration, once the inked deposits were obtained, characterizations were performed, the initial test was to obtain the Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-visible) of the pure dye, and later the same test was performed on the inked oxide. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) was performed on the samples, as well as Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), to characterize the material properties for its application.
