Effects of lycorine on growth and effects of L-galactonic acid-γ-lactone on ascorbic acid biosynthesis in strains of Cryptococcus laurentii isolated from Narcissus pseudonarcissus roots and bulbs

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-61

  Onofri, Silvano ^a   Barreca, Donatella ^a   Garuccio, Isabella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amaryllidaceae; Ascorbate pathway; Cryptococcus laurentii; Growth inhibition; L galactonic acid lactone; Lycorine; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ASCORBIC ACID; GAMMA LACTONE DERIVATIVE; LYCORINE;

MICROBIOLOGY; YEAST;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANT BULB; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMARYLLIDACEAE ALKALOIDS; ASCORBIC ACID; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; LACTONES; NARCISSUS; PHENANTHRIDINES; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT ROOTS; SUGAR ACIDS;

AMARYLLIDACEAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRYPTOCOCCUS LAURENTII; FUNGI; NARCISSUS PSEUDONARCISSUS;

EID: 0038071837     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022903504795     Document Type: Article

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