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An antifungal protein was isolated from black turtle bean,  Phaseolus vulgaris  cv. ‘Black Turtle’. The purified protein displayed an N-terminal amino acid sequence with 60–80% homology to chitinases. The isolated protein specifically inhibited two species of fungi, namely  Fusarium oxysporum  and  Mycosphaerella arachidicola , among several phytopathogenic fungi tested. Its antifungal activity was retained after incubation at 60°C for 15 minutes, diminished after exposure to 80°C, and was completely abrogated after treatment at 100°C. The antifungal protein had higher thermostability than the antifungal protein mollisin from chestnut. It stimulated nitric oxide production by murine peritoneal macrophages, but exerted neither mitogenic nor cytotoxic activity on murine splenocytes, activities that may be related to allergic responses.

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Purification and characterization of a chitinase-like antifungal protein from black turtle bean with stimulatory effect on nitric oxide production by macrophages