Synthesis of fluorochromes and pigments in Malassezia furfur by use of tryptophan as the single nitrogen source;Synthese von fluorochromen und pigmenten durch Malassezia furfur unter verwendung von trypthophan als alleiniger stickstoffquelle

Mycoses, Supplement

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 74-77

  Mayser, P ^a,b,c   Wille, G ^a,b,c   Inkampe, Anne ^a,b,c   Thoma, Wiebke ^a,b,c   Arnold, N ^a,b,c   Monsees, T ^a,b,c  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fluorochromes; Malassezia furfur; Pigments; Pityriasis; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

FLUOROCHROME; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; PIGMENT; TRYPTOPHAN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURE MEDIUM; FLUORESCENCE; FUNGUS CULTURE; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMANS; MALASSEZIA; TRYPTOPHAN;

FUNGI; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS; MALASSEZIA SYMPODIALIS; PITYRIASIS; TINEA;

EID: 0032443557     PISSN: 09437312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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