In situ microscopic observation of chitin and fungal cells with chitinous cell walls in hydrothermal conditions

Recent findings of intact chitin in fossil records suggest surprisingly high recalcitrance of this biopolymer during hydrothermal treatments. We also know in the experience of everyday life that mushroom, cells of which have chitinous cell walls, do not fall apart however long they are simmered. We...

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Autores principales: Deguchi, Shigeru, Tsujii, Kaoru, Horikoshi, Koki
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Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4493705/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26148792
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep11907
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author Deguchi, Shigeru
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description Recent findings of intact chitin in fossil records suggest surprisingly high recalcitrance of this biopolymer during hydrothermal treatments. We also know in the experience of everyday life that mushroom, cells of which have chitinous cell walls, do not fall apart however long they are simmered. We used in situ optical microscopy to examine chitin and fungal cells with chitinous cell walls during hydrothermal treatments, and obtained direct evidence that they remained undegraded at temperatures well over 200 °C. The results show very hot and compressed water is needed to make mushrooms mushy.
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spelling pubmed-44937052015-07-09 In situ microscopic observation of chitin and fungal cells with chitinous cell walls in hydrothermal conditions Deguchi, Shigeru Tsujii, Kaoru Horikoshi, Koki Sci Rep Article Recent findings of intact chitin in fossil records suggest surprisingly high recalcitrance of this biopolymer during hydrothermal treatments. We also know in the experience of everyday life that mushroom, cells of which have chitinous cell walls, do not fall apart however long they are simmered. We used in situ optical microscopy to examine chitin and fungal cells with chitinous cell walls during hydrothermal treatments, and obtained direct evidence that they remained undegraded at temperatures well over 200 °C. The results show very hot and compressed water is needed to make mushrooms mushy. Nature Publishing Group 2015-07-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4493705/ /pubmed/26148792 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep11907 Text en Copyright © 2015, Macmillan Publishers Limited http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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title_fullStr In situ microscopic observation of chitin and fungal cells with chitinous cell walls in hydrothermal conditions
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title_short In situ microscopic observation of chitin and fungal cells with chitinous cell walls in hydrothermal conditions
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4493705/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26148792
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep11907
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