Ultraviolet induction of antifungal activity in plants.
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_187844B474F2
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Ultraviolet induction of antifungal activity in plants.
Journal
Mycoses
ISSN
1439-0507 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0933-7407
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2012
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
55
Number
6
Pages
507-513
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Abstract
Ultraviolet-C irradiation as a method to induce the production of plant compounds with antifungal properties was investigated in the leaves of 18 plant species. A susceptibility assay to determine the antifungal susceptibility of filamentous fungi was developed based on an agar dilution series in microtiter plates. UV irradiation strongly induced antifungal properties in five species against a clinical Fusarium solani strain that was responsible for an onychomycosis case that was resistant to classic pharmacological treatment. The antifungal properties of three additional plant species were either unaffected or reduced by UV-C irradiation. This study demonstrates that UV-C irradiation is an effective means of modulating the antifungal activity of very diverse plants from a screening perspective.
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