Mycology: Protein Control of Fungal Nanoparticle Formation

Katarzyna Turnau

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.11.004

Mycology: Protein Control of Fungal Nanoparticle Formation

Curr Biol. 2021 Jan 25;31(2):R67-R69. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.11.004.

Author

Katarzyna Turnau¹

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland. Electronic address: katarzyna.turnau@uj.edu.pl.

PMID: 33497631
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.11.004

Abstract

The ability of fungi to immobilize metals is an extraordinary phenomenon. Now, a protein involved in the formation of copper carbonate nanoparticles has been identified, and suggests that the process is under the control of the fungus, opening new avenues for the synthesis of nanomaterials.

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MeSH terms

Fungi
Mycology*
Nanoparticles*