Synthesis and role of melanin for tolerating in vitro rumen digestion in Duddingtonia flagrans, a nematode-trapping fungus

We describe the synthesis and a function of melanin in Duddingtonia flagrans, a nematode-trapping fungus. We tested various culture media treated with L-DOPA, glucose and tricyclazole on fungal growth and melanin distribution using infrared spectroscopy (IS), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) an...

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Main Authors: Deivid França Freitas, Olney Vieira-Da-Motta, Luciana Da Silva Mathias, Roberto Weider De Assis Franco, Raphael Dos Santos Gomes, Ricardo Augusto Mendonça Vieira, Letícia Oliveira Da Rocha, Fabio Lopes Olivares, Clóvis De Paula Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-10-01
Series:Mycology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21501203.2019.1631896