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Isolation, identification and necrotic activity of viridiol from Chalara fraxinea , the fungus responsible for dieback of ash
Author(s) -
Andersson P. F.,
Johansson S. B. K.,
Stenlid J.,
Broberg A.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
forest pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1439-0329
pISSN - 1437-4781
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2009.00605.x
Subject(s) - phytotoxin , biology , fungus , isolation (microbiology) , botany , secondary metabolite , microbiology and biotechnology , toxin , biochemistry , gene
Summary Investigation of secondary metabolite production of Chalara fraxinea , the fungus responsible for dieback of ash, led to the isolation of the phytotoxin viridiol and the fungistatic compound viridin. Viridiol showed necrotic activity towards ash‐seedlings.