Abstract
The ability of 207 strains of 122 species of Ascomycetes, to produce a monoamine oxidase inhibitor in solid cultures on rice was examined. The production of monoamine oxidase inhibitors by members of the following genera was confirmed: Achaetomium, Anixiella, Apiosordaria, Arxiomyces, Chaetomium, Cordyceps, Diplogelasinospora, Emericella, Eupenicillium, Kernia, Lophotrichus, Microascus, Neocosmospora, Onygena, Petriella, Pithoascus, Pseudallescheria, Sphaerodes, Talaromyces and Trichocoma.
