Wang Y, Casadevall A
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 1994 Oct;60(10):3864-6. doi: 10.1128/aem.60.10.3864-3866.1994.
Melanized Cryptococcus neoformans cells were less susceptible than nonmelanized cells to the fungicidal effects of UV light. Phenoloxidase-catalyzed production of melanin-like pigments may serve to protect the fungus against ionizing radiation.
黑色素化的新型隐球菌细胞比未黑色素化的细胞对紫外线的杀菌作用更不敏感。酚氧化酶催化产生的类黑色素色素可能有助于保护真菌免受电离辐射。