Author/Editor		Kogej, Tina; Gostinčar, Cene; Volkmann, Marc; Gorbushina, Anna A; Gunde-Cimerman, Nina
Title		Mycosporines in extremophilic fungi - novel complementary osmolytes?
Type		članek
Source		Environ Chem
Vol. and No.		Letnik 3
Publication year		2006
Volume		str. 105-10
Language		eng
Abstract		Fungi isolated from hypersaline waters and polar glacial ice were screened for the presence of mycosporines and mycosporine-like amino acids under non-saline and saline growth conditions. Two different mycosporines and three unidentified UV absorbing compounds were detected by high performance liquid chromatography in fungal isolates from hypersaline waters and polar glacial ice. It was shown for the first time that the mycosporine - glutaminol - glucoside in halophilic and halotolerant black yeasts from salterns was higher on saline growth medium. This substance might act as a supplementary compatible solute in some extremophilic black yeasts exposed to saline growth conditions.
Descriptors		FUNGI SODIUM CHLORIDE ECOSYSTEM OSMOTIC PRESSURE ICE COLD CLIMATE CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID