All life on Earth has an immune system. Some mushrooms hide from immunity, modifying the building blocks of chitin, turning it into chitosan.
Scientists from the University of Münster have found that plants can respond to a specific pattern in chitosan, stimulating their immunity. Therefore, the researchers set about developing a plant-based immunostimulant based on this substance in order to reduce the use of pesticides in agriculture. The results of these papers are published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
There are plants built from one single cell. These include unicellular: algae and mushrooms
Chitosans (polysaccharides) are universal promising functional biopolymers. They are able to make plants resistant to diseases, adverse weather conditions. Also, these substances are able to replace antibiotics in animal fattening as immunostimulating feed additives.
Direct speech: “There are many, for each case, a specific view is needed. Until recently, we knew little about their effectiveness. But thanks to our research, we have come close to this understanding, ”says Bruno Merchbacher from the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster.
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