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Medicinal plants (PG 101) Level 1 Clinical Pharmacy-PharmD

Classification of Fungi: Fungi are classified into 4 divisions:

1) Zygomycota = Bread-molds

2) Ascomycota = Cup or sac-molds
3) Basidiomycota = Club-molds
4) Deuteromycota = Imperfect-molds

All divisions of fungi exhibit sexual and asexual cycles
except deuteromycota, which has no known sexual cycles.

(spores through sporogenesis).

 Importance of Fungi:

A) Ascomycota: 1) Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), Family
cup or sac molds Saccharomycetaceae. Unicellular, Globular, or ovoid,

thin cell wall, a single nucleus. It contains enzymes

“Zymase, Invertase, etc.”, vitamins B-group, 46%

proteins, 36% carbohydrates.

Uses:

▪ Source of vitamin B-complex.

▪ Manufacture of nucleic acids and human insulin.

▪ In baking and in many fermentation processes.

2) Ergot: Dried sclerotium of Claviceps purpurea,

Family clavicipitaceae arising in the ovary of rye,
“Secale cereale, Family Graminae”.

Uses:

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