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Inhibitory effect of bionic fungicide 2‐allylphenol on Botrytis cinerea (Pers. ex Fr.) in vitro
Author(s) -
Gong Shuangjun,
Hao Jianjun,
Xia Yuanyuan,
Liu Xili,
Li Jianqiang
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pest management science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.296
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1526-4998
pISSN - 1526-498X
DOI - 10.1002/ps.1820
Subject(s) - salicylhydroxamic acid , chemistry , botrytis cinerea , alternative oxidase , azoxystrobin , potassium cyanide , fungicide , biochemistry , cyanide , enzyme , biology , botany , organic chemistry
BACKGROUND: 2‐Allylphenol is a registered fungicide in China to control fungal diseases on tomato, strawberry and apple. It is synthetic and structurally resembles the active ingredient ginkgol isolated from Ginkgo biloba L. bark. 2‐Allylphenol has been used in China for 10 years. However, its biochemical mode of action remains unclear. An in vitro study was conducted on the biochemical mechanism of 2‐allyphenol inhibiting Botrytis cinerea (Pers. ex Fr.). RESULTS: The inhibition was approximately 3 times stronger when the fungus was grown on non‐fermentable source, glycerol, than that on a fermentable carbon source, glucose. Inhibition of B. cinerea and Magnaporthe oryzae (Hebert) Barr mycelial growth was markedly potentiated in the presence of salicylhydroxamic acid (SHAM), an inhibitor of mitochondrial alternative oxidase. Furthermore, at 3 h after treatment with 2‐allylphenol, oxygen consumption had recovered, but respiration was resistant to potassium cyanide and sensitive to SHAM, indicating that 2‐allylphenol had the ability to induce cyanide‐resistant respiration. The mycelium inhibited in the presence of 2‐allylphenol grew vigorously after being transferred to a fungicide‐free medium, indicating that 2‐allylphenol is a fungistatic compound. Adenine nucleotide assay showed that 2‐allylphenol depleted ATP content and decreased the energy charge values, which confirmed that 2‐allylphenol is involved in the impairment of the ATP energy generation system. CONCLUSION: These results suggested that 2‐allylphenol induces cyanide‐resistant respiration and causes ATP decrease, and inhibits respiration by an unidentified mechanism. Copyright © 2009 Society of Chemical Industry