Background

In our country, one of the main witnesses of the fungal chemistry development (hereafter referred to as mycochemistry), was the journal previously known as Boletín de la Sociedad Mexicana de Micología, subsequently Revista Mexicana de Micología, and today Scientia Fungorum.

Objective

Offer a brief overview about the development of Mexican Mycochemistry through the review of some of their main works up to this days.

Methods

An extensive review of all the available literature about mycochemistry produced in México was performed, using the archives of Scientia Fungorum (1968-2018) as primary source, and complementing with the works published by mexican scientists in the main indexed journals of the field.

Results and conclusions

The research works consulted were grouped according to their main subject, and then presented in five sections: mycotoxins; bromatologic studies and alike; raw extracts; isolation and identification of metabolites; and enzymes. The constant improvement in quantity and quality of the research published during the last years, is the best proof that the mexican mycochemistry is on its highest moment ever.