ENZYMATIC-ACTIVITY DEGRADING 1,4-ALPHA-D-GLUCANS TO ASCOPYRONES P ANDT IN PEZIZALES AND TUBERALES

Authors
BAUTE MA DEFFIEUX G VERCAUTEREN J BAUTE R BADOC A
Citation
Ma. Baute et al., ENZYMATIC-ACTIVITY DEGRADING 1,4-ALPHA-D-GLUCANS TO ASCOPYRONES P ANDT IN PEZIZALES AND TUBERALES, Phytochemistry, 33(1), 1993, pp. 41-45
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Phytochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319422
Volume
33
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
41 - 45
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9422(1993)33:1<41:ED1TAP>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
When subjected to 'activating' plasmolytic treatments, several Ascomyc etes exhibit an enzymic activity which degrades 1,4-alpha-D-glucans to 1,5-D-anhydrofructose, then converts this sugar to ascopyrone P (in P ezizales) or ascopyrone T (in Tuberales). Biogenetical, mycological an d practical implications of these bioconversions are discussed.