Pyomelanin Synthesis in Alternaria alternata Inhibits DHN-Melanin Synthesis and Decreases Cell Wall Chitin Content and Thickness

Pyomelanin Synthesis in Alternaria alternata Inhibits DHN-Melanin Synthesis and Decreases Cell Wall Chitin Content and Thickness

The genus Alternaria includes several of fungi that are darkly pigmented by DHN-melanin. These are pathogenic to plants but are also associated with human respiratory allergic diseases and with serious infections in immunocompromised individuals. The present work focuses on the alterations of the co...

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Main Authors: Chantal Fernandes, Marta Mota, Lillian Barros, Maria Inês Dias, Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira, Ana P. Piedade, Arturo Casadevall, Teresa Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
pyomelanin
DHN-melanin
Alternaria alternata
chitin
L-tyrosine
L-phenylalanine
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.691433/full

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