ext_191432 ([identity profile] vyoma.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] urbpan 2006-11-19 01:18 pm (UTC)

The bitter taste is probably one or a number of terpenes. They're produced by many fungi that have persistent fruiting bodies when the mushroom is injured.

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