November
2001
, Volume
14
, Number
11
Pages
1,327
-
1,331
Authors
L.
Vila
,
1
V.
Lacadena
,
2
P.
Fontanet
,
1
A. Martinez
del Pozo
,
2
and
B. San
Segundo
1
Affiliations
1Departamento de Genética Molecular, Instituto de Biología Molecular de Barcelona, CID-CSIC, Jordi Girona 18, 08034 Barcelona, Spain; 2Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Accepted 18 July 2001.
Abstract
A purified preparation of antifungal protein (AFP) from Aspergillus giganteus exhibited potent antifungal activity against the phytopathogenic fungi Magnaporthe grisea and Fusarium moniliforme, as well as the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora infestans. Under conditions of total inhibition of fungal growth, no toxicity of AFP toward rice protoplasts was observed. Additionally, application of AFP on rice plants completely inhibited M. grisea growth. These results are discussed in relation to the potential of the afp gene to enhance crop protection against fungal pathogens in transgenic plants.
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Additional keywords:
Oryza sativa
,
Pyricularia grisea
.
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