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STARCH IN FUNGI. II. INDUCTION OF AMYLOIDITY IN MEMBERS OF DIVERSE GENERA
Author(s) -
McCracken D. A.,
Nadakavukaren M. J.,
Dodd J. D.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
american journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.218
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1537-2197
pISSN - 0002-9122
DOI - 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1973.tb05993.x
Subject(s) - biology , hypha , starch , botany , enzyme , biochemistry
Nonamyloid hyphae from fungal fruit bodies which normally produce amyloid structures can be induced to produce starch molecules when incubated in glucose‐1‐phosphate solution. Hyphae from fruit bodies without natural amyloid structures could not be induced to produce starch. The genes for the starch‐synthesizing enzymes are apparently activated when fruit body formation is initiated.