title: Carbon source dependent differences in the composition of the cell walls of the basidiomycete Picnoporus cinnabarinus.
abstract: A wild-type monokaryotic strain of Picnoporus cinnabarinus grown on glucose produced shorter and thicker hyphae than cultures grown on acetate. Colonies from glucose media were smaller and more compact than acetate-grown colonies. Chemical and enzymatic analysis of the isolated cell wall of both morphological types showed that the amount of amino sugars and the ratio glucosamine:galactosamine were higher in the acetate-grown cells. This may be the cause of morphological differences observed.
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000378:metabolism*; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000032:analysis; D005688:Galactosamine / Q000032:analysis; D005944:Glucosamine / Q000032:analysis; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D000596:Amino Acids; D005688:Galactosamine; D005947:Glucose; D005944:Glucosamine