Citation
M. Pernas et al., Antifungal activity of a plant cystatin, MOL PL MICR, 12(7), 1999, pp. 624-627
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences","Animal & Plant Sciences
Journal title
MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS
ISSN journal
08940282
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Volume
12
Issue
7
Year of publication
1999
Pages
624 - 627
Database
ISI
SICI code
0894-0282(199907)12:7<624:AAOAPC>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Purified chestnut cystatin inhibited the growth of the phytopathogenic fung
i Botrytis cinerea, Colletotrichum graminicola, and Septoria nodorum, but n
ot that of the saprophyte Trichoderma viride. Furthermore, the cystatin str
ongly affected the protease activity of B. cinerea but had no effect on the
protease activity of T. viride. These results suggest that chestnut cystat
in contributes to plant defense against phytopathogenic fungi.