Tomatinase from Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici Defines a New Class of Saponinases
Plants produce a variety of secondary metabolites, many of which have antifungal activity. Saponins are plant glycosides that may provide a preformed chemical barrier against phytopathogenic fungi. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici and other tomato pathogens produce extracellular enzymes known a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The American Phytopathological Society
1999-10-01
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| Series: | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions |
| Online Access: | https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI.1999.12.10.852 |