Agricultural and Biological Chemistry · 1989 · 205 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesMicrobiologyPlant PathologyMycologyPlant BiochemistryPlant-microbe InteractionsCell Wall BiochemistryFungal PathogenesisPlant Cell Wall PolysaccharidesPlant EnzymesPlant PathogenesisPlant-pathogenic FungiChitin DecompositionChitin DegradationChitin MetabolismChitosanChitosan DegradationEnzymatic Cell Wall DegradationFungal Cell Wall BiochemistryFungal Cell Walls
Chitosan [(l ->4)-linked 2-amino-2-deoxy-/?-D-glucan] and chitin (N-acetylchitosan) are present in the cell walls of phytopathogens.