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Regulation of Nitrogen Metabolism in Mycelial Fungi

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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Part of the book series: The Mycota ((MYCOTA,volume 3))

Abstract

Nitrogen is found in nearly all of the complex biological macromolecules and is a major component of proteins and of nucleic acids. The mycelial fungi can utilize many different compounds as nitrogen sources, and possess a myriad of different nitrogen catabolic pathways plus a global, hierarchal regulatory system to govern their efficient use. This complex regulatory circuit functions to insure that a constant nitrogen supply is readily available for growth, even in the face of widely different or rapidly changing environments. This chapter will focus primarily upon Aspergillus nidulans and Neurospora crassa, since nearly all of our understanding of nitrogen metabolic regulation in mycelial fungi has been obtained with these two organisms. Many other fungal species almost certainly possess similar nitrogen control systems.

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Marzluf, G.A. (1996). Regulation of Nitrogen Metabolism in Mycelial Fungi. In: Brambl, R., Marzluf, G.A. (eds) Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The Mycota, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10367-8_16

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