Ergosterol, an important component of the fungal cell membrane, is not only essential for
fungal growth and development but also very important for adaptation to stress in fungi …

Sterols are crucial functional components for eukaryotic cell membrane. Due to versatile
activities, sterols show wide applications in food and pharmaceutical industries. Ergosterol …

Fungi play an important role as microbial decomposers of plant litter in streams, forests,
grasslands and various other terrestrial and freshwater environments. The most basic …

A simple, quick and reliable method is proposed for the detection and quantitation of indole-
3-acetate (IAA) and indole-3-butyrate (IBA), an auxin phytohormone produced by …

Global warming is accompanied by increasing water stress across much of our planet. We
studied soil biological processes and changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in 30 …

Biochar is an industrial product made from organic wastes thought pyrolysis process and its
application to soil–plant systems is known to result several benefits. Care should be …

Soil organic matter supply is mainly derived from plant litter. The early stages of litter
degradation is a very dynamic process. Thus, its study is important for understanding litter …

Forest soil organic matter (SOM) is derived from both above-and belowground plant inputs,
with a significant portion of this plant-derived organic carbon being processed by fungal …

Forests contribute strongly to global carbon (C) sequestration and the exchange of
greenhouse gases (GHG) between the soil and the atmosphere. Whilst the microbial activity …

Two new ergosterol derivatives namely, chlamydosterols A [(22 E, 24 R)-ergosta-7, 22-diene-
3β, 5α, 6β-triol 6-decanoate](1) and B [5α, 6β, 25-trihydroxy-(22 E, 24 R)-ergosta-7, 22-dien …