Decoding the mannitol enigma in filamentous fungi

dc.contributor.authorSolomon, Peter
dc.contributor.authorWaters, Ormonde D. C.
dc.contributor.authorOliver, Richard Peter
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-08T22:43:50Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.updated2015-12-08T10:42:46Z
dc.description.abstractMannitol is a 6-carbon polyol that is among the most abundant biochemical compounds in the biosphere. Mannitol has been ascribed a multitude of roles in filamentous fungi including carbohydrate storage, reservoir of reducing power, stress tolerance and spore dislodgement and/or dispersal. The advancement of genetic manipulation techniques in filamentous fungi has rapidly accelerated our understanding of the roles and metabolism of mannitol. The targeted deletion of genes encoding proteins of mannitol metabolism in several fungi, including phytopathogens, has proven that the metabolism of mannitol does not exist as a cycle and that many of the postulated roles are unsupported. These recent studies have provided a much needed focus on this mysterious metabolite and make this a fitting time to review the roles and metabolism of mannitol in filamentous fungi.
dc.identifier.issn0966-842X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/37371
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.sourceTrends in Microbiology
dc.subjectKeywords: mannitol; reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate; catabolism; filamentous fungus; fungal metabolism; fungus; genotype; morphogenesis; nonhuman; plant pathogen interaction; priority journal; review; species; sporogenesis; synthesis; Fungi; Man
dc.titleDecoding the mannitol enigma in filamentous fungi
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue6
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage262
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage257
local.contributor.affiliationSolomon, Peter, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationWaters, Ormonde D. C., Murdoch University
local.contributor.affiliationOliver, Richard Peter, Murdoch University
local.contributor.authoremailu4632004@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidSolomon, Peter, u4632004
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor060599 - Microbiology not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4133361xPUB148
local.identifier.citationvolume15
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.tim.2007.04.002
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-34249776327
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByu4133361
local.type.statusPublished Version

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