The presence of α-chitin in Tardigrada with comments on chitin in the Ecdysozoa
Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology, 2016 Abstract We used Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) to characterize for the first time chitin in the cuticle of a eutardigrade ( Macrobiotus cf. hufelandi ). Analysis of the isolated cuticles of single individuals and comparison with commercial α-chitin isolated from shrimp shell and β-chitin from squid pen revealed that the amide I ...
Greven, Hartmut +2 more
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Rim Pathway-Mediated Alterations in the Fungal Cell Wall Influence Immune Recognition and Inflammation [PDF]
, 2017 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We acknowledge Jennifer Lodge, Woei Lam, and Rajendra Upadhya for developing and sharing the chitin and chitosan MTBH assay. We thank Todd Brennan of Duke University for providing MyD88-deficient mice.
Carol Munro +8 more
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Chitin nanofiber elucidates the elicitor activity of polymeric chitin in plants
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2015 Chitin, an N-acetyl-D-glucosamine polymer, is a component of fungal cell walls and a microbe/pathogen-associated molecular pattern that elicits plant defense responses.
Mayumi eEgusa +7 more
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Nitrogen sorption as a tool for the characterisation of polysaccharide aerogels [PDF]
, 2011 Supercritically dried aerogels of several polysaccharides (chitin, chitosan, alginate, alginic acid, k- carrageenan, and agar) have been characterised by physisorption ofN2. Surface areas as high as 570m2 g−1 have been measured.
Boissière, M. +7 more
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FGB1 and WSC3 are in planta-induced beta-glucan-binding fungal lectins with different functions [PDF]
, 2019 In the root endophyte Serendipita indica, several lectin-like members of the expanded multigene family of WSC proteins are transcriptionally induced in planta and are potentially involved in beta-glucan remodeling at the fungal cell wall.
Becker, S. +8 more
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Synthesis and Physicochemical Characterization of Chitin Derivatives
Journal of Chemistry, 2013 Firstly, chitin derivatives were synthesized. For this purpose, chitin was modified via ring-opening reaction with cyclic anhydrides in lithium chloride/N,N-dimethylacetamide.
İlhan Uzun, Giray Topal
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Nanomorphology of the blue iridescent wings of a giant tropical wasp, "Megascolia procer javanensis" (Hymenoptera) [PDF]
, 2008 The wings of the giant wasp "Megascolia Procer Javanensis" are opaque and iridescent. The origin of the blue-green iridescence is studied in detail, using reflection spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and physical modelling.
Rassart, Marie +3 more
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Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications, 2020 Chitin oligomers received increased research and commercial attention recently because of their many excellent biological activities. However, most of these studies were based on heterogeneous oligomer mixtures.
Lei Xu +6 more
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Development Of Ecologically Safe Technology Of Waste Mycelia Recycling [PDF]
, 2017 Chitosan is a cationic polymer derived by deacetylation of chitin obtained from crustaceans. Biodegradable and mucoadhesion properties of chitosan have recently led to increasing the interest.
Yegorova, O. (Oksana)
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At the nexus of three kingdoms: the genome of the mycorrhizal fungus Gigaspora margarita provides insights into plant, endobacterial and fungal interactions. [PDF]
, 2020 As members of the plant microbiota, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF, Glomeromycotina) symbiotically colonize plant roots. AMF also possess their own microbiota, hosting some uncultivable endobacteria.
Amselem, Joëlle +12 more
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