Evaluation of chitin as a biomarker of pathogenic fungal isolates

• Main Authors: Ahmad Lafi, Ahmad Shehab, Jacinta Santhanam,, Tzar Mohd Nizam Khaithir,, Nur Fashya Musa,, Fahrul Huyop,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16913/1/15.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16913/; https://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid50bil3_2021/KandunganJilid50Bil3_2021.html

Chitin is a polysaccharide component of the inner cell wall of fungi that has been used to estimate fungal invasion in plant products. However, its detection in major pathogenic fungal species has not been investigated. The present study aimed to determine the chitin contents of pathogenic funga...