Sterols and fatty acids of the Mortierellaceae: Taxonomic implications

Mycologia

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 642-649

  Weete, J D ^a   Gandhi, S R ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Chemotaxonomy; Desmosterol; Ergosterol; Fungi; Micromucor; Mortierella; Mucor; Mucorales; Umbelopsis; Zygomycetes

Indexed keywords

22 DIHYDROERGOSTEROL; 24 METHYLENECHOLESTEROL; 24,25 METHYLENECHOLESTEROL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMOTAXONOMY; DESMOSTEROL; ERGOSTEROL; FATTY ACID; STEROL;

FUNGI; MICROMUCOR; MORTIERELLA; MORTIERELLACEAE; MUCOR; MUCORACEAE; MUCORALES; UMBELOPSIS; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 0032868220     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3761250     Document Type: Article

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