From sporophores of Chamonixia caespitosa the 2,5-diarylcyclopentane-1,3-diones gyrocyanin (1), chamonixin (2) and gyroporin (5) have been isolated, the first two being responsible for the blueing of the fruiting bodies. This result suggests a close relation of Chamonixia to the order Boletales.
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