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Mating pheromones of heterobasidiomycetous yeasts

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Two mating pheromones, which induce mating tube formation, were isolated fromRhodosporidium toruloides (rhodotorucineA) andTremella mesenterica (tremerogenA-10). These mating pheromones are lipophilic oligopeptides having S-alkylated cysteine at the C-terminus but different amino acid sequences. Synthetic analogues of these pheromones revealed the structure-activity relationships. Metabolism of rhodotorucineA was also studied by using labeled pheromones.

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(Fellowship of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation).

We thank Emeritus Prof. Dr. S. Tamura for suggesting and encouraging this research. We are also grateful to Prof. Dr. N. Takahashi and Prof. Dr. L. Jaenicke for their helpful advice in preparing this manuscript.

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Kamiya, Y., Sakurai, A. Mating pheromones of heterobasidiomycetous yeasts. Naturwissenschaften 68, 128–133 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01047249

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