Yeast-like cell formation and glutathione metabolism in autolysing cultures of Penicillium chrysogenum

Acta Biologica Hungarica

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 431-440

  Pocsi I ^a   Molnar Zs ^a   Pusztahelyi, T ^a   Varecza, Z ^a   Emri, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Acremonium chrysogenum; Arthrospores; Cell death; Fragmentation; Glutathione status; Morphology; Penicillium chrysogenum; Yeast like cells

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM; CARBON; GLUTATHIONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; TIME;

BETA-LACTAMS; CARBON; CULTURE MEDIA; GLUTATHIONE; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; TIME FACTORS;

ACREMONIUM CHRYSOGENUM; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 38549095522     PISSN: 02365383     EISSN: 1588256X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ABiol.58.2007.4.10     Document Type: Article

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