Chitin synthetase in the fungus Coprinus cinereus

Chitin synthetase has been characterized from stipes of the toadstool Coprinns cinereus. This enzyme makes chitin, a major component of the walls of many fungi. It is probably associated with the plasmalemma and can be solubilized from a microsomal preparation by treatment with 10 mg/ml digitonin. T...

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Main Author: De Rousset-Hall, A.
Published: University of Aberdeen 1975
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.592327