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Individualistic Perspectives On Plant Competition, Nancy J. Huntly
Individualistic Perspectives On Plant Competition, Nancy J. Huntly
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Metabolite Production By Entomopathogenic Fungi, Donald W. Roberts, Raymond J. St. Leger, Sandeep Gupta
Metabolite Production By Entomopathogenic Fungi, Donald W. Roberts, Raymond J. St. Leger, Sandeep Gupta
Biology Faculty Publications
The entomopathogenic fungi produce a wide assortment of metabolites, some of which are important to the host-specialization of this group of fungi. Very few entomopathogenic fungi have been examined in detail for their metabolites in the disease process. Nevertheless, it is clear that certain proteases and lipases are crucial to the invasion of insect cuticle by the fungus. These fungi have the unusual ability to hydrolyze branched alkanes. Also, they normally produce very active, broad-spectrum proteases. These are needed for penetration of the hydrophobic epicuticle and the highly proteinaceous cuticle of insects. Chitinases also are involved, but usually have only …