Strategies of fungal pathogens: detoxification of a cruciferous phytoalexin by mimicry

Abstract

Two different isolates of the phytopathogen Phoma lingam metabolized and phytoalexin cyclobrassinin 3 to the phytoalexins dioxibrassinin 5 and brassilexin 9; both 5 and 9 were further metabolized and detoxified by each fungal isolate.

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