A novel polysaccharide secreted by pal/rim mutants of the phytopathogen fungus Ustilago maydis

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1646-1650

  Fonseca García, Citlali ^a   López, Mercedes G ^a   Aréchiga Carvajal, Elva T ^b   Ruiz Herrera, José ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

(1 3) d Glucan; Pal Rim pathway; Polysaccharide; Ustilago maydis

Indexed keywords

BIOTROPHIC FUNGUS; CAPSULAR MATERIALS; CARBOHYDRATE STORAGE; CELL WALLS; CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYMATIC DIGESTIONS; ETHANOL PRECIPITATION; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HPAEC-PAD; IMMUNODETECTION; LIQUID STATE; PAL/RIM PATHWAY; PH RESPONSE; PHYTOPATHOGENS; USTILAGO MAYDIS; WILD-TYPE STRAIN;

CELL CULTURE; ETHANOL; FUNGI; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYSACCHARIDES; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 80052023901     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.06.077     Document Type: Article

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