Analysis of chitin at the hyphal tip of Candida albicans using calcofluor white

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1798-1801

  Watanabe, Hiroshi ^a   Azuma, Masayuki ^a   Igarashi, Koichi ^a   Ooshima, Hiroshi ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcofluor white (CFW); Candida albicans; Chitin; Hyphal tip; Osmotic pressure

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CHITIN; SALTS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CALCOFLOUR WHITE (CFW); CANDIDA ALBICANS; HYPHAL TIP;

OSMOSIS;

BENZENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; C.I. FLUORESCENT BRIGHTENING AGENT 28; CHITIN; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMISTRY; FUNGUS HYPHAE;

BENZENESULFONATES; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHITIN; FLUORESCENT DYES; HYPHAE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 25844461630     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.69.1798     Document Type: Article

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