Induction of the Trichoderma harzianum chitinolytic system is triggered by the chitin monomer, N-acetylglucosamine

Mycological Research

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1224-1226

  Schickler, Hedva ^a   Haran, Shoshan ^a   Oppenheim, Amos ^b   Chet, Ilan ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; CHITIN; ENDOCHITINASE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; POLYMER;

HYPOCREA LIXII; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM;

EID: 0031659193     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756298006261     Document Type: Article

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