The utilization of sugars by fungi

Carbon requirements of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides PENZ

“…It has been reported to be not only unutilized for many fungi, but even toxic for several others. This toxicity is proven by the death of hyphal tips followed by meagre branching of mycelium below the dead portions [2]. The present organism also showed poor response to sorbose.…”

Utilization of different carbon sources by the genus Linderina

“…Linderina's ability to utilize the trisaccharide raffinose moderately well was unusual since Lilly and Barnett (9) reported that this material was not utilized by most fungi. A moderate amount of growth might have been expected since r a f i o s e contains the disaccharide structures of sucrose and melibiose, both of which proved only moderately satisfactory.…”

“…Lilly and Barnett (9) reported that only after the formation of adaptive enzymes was galactose readily used, and Cochrane (6) noted that it was not usually as good as dextrose. Linderina is somewhat unusual therefore as the yields from galactose were equivalent or only very slightly inferior to those from dextrose.…”

“…A moderate amount of growth might have been expected since r a f i o s e contains the disaccharide structures of sucrose and melibiose, both of which proved only moderately satisfactory. Lilly and Barnett (9) suggested that, where raffinose was utilized, it was usually by a hydrolytic pathway. Although the two disaccharide structures of raffinose yield glucose, fructose, and galactose on further hydrolysis, the growth rate of Linderina would be limited by the rate at which these Can Polysaccharides were variously utilized by members of the Mucorales, and Sarbhoy (12) noted that starch and dextrin were usually good sources; the former was used directly whilst hydrolytic products were detected during dextrin assimilation.…”

“…Lilly and Barnett (9) reported that most fungi are unable to utilize raffinose but apparently Linderina could do so. The responses of both species were similar.…”