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Comparative Study of Nonautolytic Mutant and Wild-Type Strains of Coprinopsis cinerea Supports an Important Role of Glucanases in Fruiting Body Autolysis.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry - 4 Nov 2015
Liu Zhonghua, Niu Xin, Wang Jun, Zhang Wenming, Yang Mingmei, Liu Cuicui, Xiong Yuanjing, Zhao Yan, Pei Siyu, Qin Qin, Zhang Yu, Yu Yuan, Yuan Sheng
Abstract excerpt
Autolysis of Coprinopsis cinerea fruiting bodies affects its commercial value. In this study, a mutant of C. cinerea that exhibits pileus expansion without pileus autolysis was obtained using ultraviolet mutagenesis. This suggests that pileus expansion and pileus autolysis involve different enzymes or proteins. Among the detected hydrolytic enzymes, only β-1,3-glucanase activity increased with expansion and...
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