大蒜废弃物对农作物病原菌的抑制效果

我国大蒜废弃物资源丰富,为引导其合理化、资源化利用,测定了大蒜提取物对大豆尖孢镰刀菌（Fusarium oxysporum fsp.tracheiphilum）、油菜菌核病菌（Sclerotinia sclerotiorum（Lib.）d eBary）、大豆细菌性斑点病菌（Pseudomonas.s yringae pv.glycinea）和水稻白叶枯病菌（Xanthomonas oryzae pv.oryzae〔Ishiyama〕Dye,Xoo）4种植物病原菌的抑制作用,并通过大蒜提取物、大蒜渣、大蒜肥对土壤中大豆尖孢镰刀菌的抑制试验,测定了其在土壤中对土传病原菌的抑制效果。结果表明,高浓度的大蒜提取物对这4种植物病原菌有抑制作用,随着提取物浓度的升高,抑菌效果也更为明显。质量浓度为500mg.mL-1时对大豆尖孢镰刀菌、大豆细菌性斑点病菌和水稻白叶枯病菌的抑菌效果最好。培养基中提取物浓度达100mg.mL-1时对两种真菌的抑制达100%。同时,含大蒜提取物0.05mL.g-1、大蒜渣5%或大蒜肥25%的土壤能抑制土传病原菌大豆尖孢镰刀菌在土壤中的定殖。     

藤黄轮丝链霉菌T0907-107抑菌活性研究

从海产虾壳上分离筛选拮抗放线菌、研究其抑菌活性具有重要的实践意义。藤黄轮丝链霉菌(Streptomyces luteoverticillatus)T0907-107是分离自海产虾壳上并经初筛和鉴定的一株链霉菌,为了进一步开发和利用该菌,本研究采用极性不同的5种溶剂(丙酮、乙酸乙酯、正丁醇、乙醇和甲醇),对该菌株的发酵液菌体活性物质进行了提取,对粗提物的理化性质和抑菌活性进行了初步研究。结果表明,其发酵液活性物质大部分存在于菌体中,采用甲醇和丙酮浸提的效果好,其抑菌圈直径分别为26.20和22.50 mm;对粗提物进行耐热性实验,结果表明,粗提物是一种能够耐60℃高温和一定酸碱的物质;粗提物对蛋白酶K稳定;菌体及粗提物对多种植物病原菌物如烟草炭疽病菌(Colletotrichum nicotianae Sacc.)、烟草赤星病菌(Alternaria alternata(Fries)Keissler)、烟草立枯丝核病菌(Rhizoctonia solani Kühn)、枇杷炭疽菌(C.gloeosporioides(Penz.)Sacc.)和白菜炭疽病菌(C.higginsianum Sacc.)有较强抑制作用。研究结果表明,甲醇和丙酮是较合适的萃取溶剂,该菌发酵液菌体粗提物极性强、稳定性好、有较广的抑菌谱,显示出好的开发前景。本研究为进一步鉴定该活性物质及开发和利用该菌提供了基础资料。     

爵床提取物的抑菌杀虫活性研究

爵床(Justicia procumbens var.procumbens L.)是一种传统中药。为探明爵床提取物的抑菌杀虫活性,采用冷浸和超声波提取相结合的方法,分别获得了爵床甲醇、氯仿、丙酮、乙酸乙酯和正己烷等溶剂提取物;并应用抑菌圈法研究了5种提取物对柑橘炭疽病菌(Colletotrichum gloeosprioides)、芦笋茎枯病菌(Phomopsisasparagi)、稻瘟病菌(Pyricularia grisea)、棉花红腐病菌(Fusarium graminearum)和草莓灰霉病菌(Botrytiscinerea)等5种植物病原真菌的抑制效果,测定了甲醇提取物对柑橘炭疽病、芦笋茎枯病、草莓灰霉病和柑橘溃疡病(Xanthomonas campestris)等4种植物病菌及白蚊伊蚊(Aedes albopictus)、家蝇(Musca domestica)和菜青虫(Pieris rapae)等3种害虫的毒力。结果表明,不同极性溶剂提取物8 mg.mL 1对5种植物病原真菌均有一定的抑制作用,其中甲醇提取物对柑橘炭疽病菌、芦笋茎枯病菌、草莓灰霉病菌的抑制率均达50%以上。爵床甲醇提取物具有较强的抑菌杀虫活性,对柑橘炭疽病菌、芦笋茎枯病菌和草莓灰霉病菌菌丝生长的抑制中浓度(EC50)分别为5.94 mg.mL 1、4.61 mg.mL 1和5.27 mg.mL 1,EC90分别为63.69 mg.mL 1、58.01 mg.mL 1和54.57 mg.mL 1;0.25~1.00 mg.mL 1爵床甲醇提取物对柑橘溃疡病病菌显示强抑菌作用,0.125 mg.mL 1显示中度抑菌作用,最小抑制浓度(MIC)为0.062 5 mg.mL 1;爵床甲醇提取物对白蚊伊蚊、家蝇和菜青虫的致死中浓度(LC50)分别为0.195 8 mg.mL 1、0.351 4 mg.mL 1和0.287 7 mg.mL 1,LC95分别为0.988 4 mg.mL 1、3.053 2mg.mL 1和2.584 4 mg.mL 1。因此,爵床提取物作为生物农药,在农业生产中具有较好的应用前景。     

4株红螺菌科细菌的拮抗作用及其影响因素

对4株红螺菌(荚膜红假单胞菌PSB-2、球形红假单胞菌PSB-3、胶质红假单胞菌H1和沼泽红假单胞菌H10)的去细胞上清液(CFS)抑制水产养殖病原菌的作用进行研究,并探讨养殖水体环境对红螺菌拮抗作用的影响.结果表明,4株红螺菌在细胞生长稳定期后能有效分泌拮抗物质,其去细胞上清液(CFS)对20多株水产养殖病原菌均有抑制作用.从抑菌活性看,荚膜红假单胞菌的抑菌活性强于其他菌株:荚膜红假单胞菌对水产养殖病原菌的最低抑菌浓度(MIC)为8～64 AU/mL,而其他红螺菌株多为4～16 AU/mL.在养殖水体的生态因子中,水体pH、NH4 -N与NO2--N对红螺菌代谢产物的抑菌活性影响较大,pH7～9,NH4 -N低于5 mg/L、NO2--N浓度低于7mg/L时抑菌活性较强,而养殖水体温度与溶氧变化对红螺菌的抑菌活性基本无影响作用.     

玉米内生芽胞杆菌的抗菌活性物质及其拮抗玉米大斑病菌机理的初步研究

为了研究生防菌株对玉米大斑病菌的抑菌作用,深化对生防菌抗菌机制的认识,本研究从玉米(Zea mays)植株体内分离拮抗玉米大斑病菌(Setosphaeria turcica)的内生细菌,对其抗菌物质及其抑菌机理进行初步研究。结果表明,所分离的内生菌株YY1经形态学观察、生理生化测定及16SrDNA序列分析,鉴定为枯草芽胞杆菌(Bacillus subtilis)。菌株YY1发酵液的硫酸铵沉淀物具有抑菌活性,且在硫酸铵50%饱和度时抑菌活性最强,说明YY1菌株产生的抗菌活性物质可能是蛋白类物质。该菌株及其蛋白粗提液均对禾谷镰刀菌(Fusarium graminearum)、苹果轮纹病菌(Botryosphaeria dothidea)、灰霉病菌(Botrytis cinerea)、玉米弯孢霉叶斑病菌(Curvularia lunata)等7种植物病原真菌有较强的拮抗作用。用蛋白粗提液处理菌丝、分生孢子、原生质体后经显微观察发现,大斑病菌的基内菌丝由丝状畸变为串珠状,当蛋白粗提液浓度为0.78μg/μL时,可完全抑制分生孢子萌发,并导致原生质体裂解。通过抑制孢子萌发过程中信号途径相关基因的半定量RT-PCR分析和玉米大斑病菌不同信号途径相关基因突变体的抑制率统计,初步判定该抑菌过程主要通过cAMP信号转导途径发挥作用。本研究为寻找玉米大斑病菌新的防治方法和途径提供基础资料。     

一株百合内生细菌 Burkholderia sp. FJb-2的分离鉴定及其体外抑菌促生效应

从北京市房山区百合资源圃采集红芯百合(Fangio)植株样品,通过组织块分离法分离内生细菌;进一步以百合灰霉病菌—灰葡萄孢菌( Botrytis cinerea)ACCC36423、百合叶尖干枯病菌—葡萄座腔菌( Botryosphaeria dothidea)ACCC37263和百合枯萎病菌—尖孢镰刀菌( Fusarium oxysporum)F01139等几种主要百合病原真菌为指示菌,采用平板对峙法筛选具有拮抗活性的拮抗菌株;并对拮抗菌株进行产 1-氨基环丙烷 -1-羧酸(ACC)脱氨酶活性、产生长素(IAA)、溶磷、产铁载体等多种植物促生特性测定;最后通过形态观察及 16S rRNA基因序列分析,初步鉴定其种属。结果从百合茎部分离获得一株内生细菌菌株 FJb-2;该菌株对灰葡萄孢菌、葡萄座腔菌和尖孢镰刀菌均有较高拮抗活性,对病原真菌生长的抑制率范围为 60%～ 81%;该菌株产 ACC脱氨酶活性为     

西瓜枯萎病生防菌枯草芽孢杆菌B11菌株高产拮抗物质的诱变选育

从西瓜根围分离得到的一株有效抑制西瓜枯萎病菌的枯草芽孢杆菌B 11菌株(B acillus subtilisstra in B 11)。为获得高产拮抗物质的诱变菌株,采用紫外线诱变方法对B 11菌株进行诱变,结果获得抑菌活性比野生菌B 11菌株强的6株诱变菌株,其中G 17菌株的抑菌活性及粗拮抗物质含量均高于B 11菌株,且遗传性较稳定;再以G 17菌株为供试菌株,用亚硝基胍(NTG)对其进行化学诱变,结果获得抑菌活性较强的4株诱变菌株,其中BV 22菌株对西瓜枯萎病菌的抑菌活性最高,其抑菌活性比G 17和B 11菌株分别提高了36.88%和80.00%;其粗拮抗物质的含量分别提高了30.15%和62.53%。研究结果说明,用物理诱变B 11菌株后获得的诱变菌株再用化学方法进行诱变,可选育出高产拮抗物质的诱变菌株。     

板栗花抑制植物病原真菌成分提取及活性研究

为促进板栗花资源的充分利用,本研究优化了板栗花中有效成分的提取条件,并评价了其对植物病原真菌的抑制活性。采用菌丝生长速率法比较板栗花提取物对3种不同植物病原体的作用,包括小麦赤霉病菌(FG)、油菜菌核病菌(SS)和黄瓜枯萎病菌(FO),结合单因素试验和响应面曲线法优化板栗花抑菌活性成分的提取工艺,并通过萃取分相探究不同相的抑菌活性成分含量及抑菌活性。结果表明,板栗花抑菌活性成分对3种植物病原真菌均有明显的抑制作用,其中对FG的抑制作用最为明显。经过严格的试验和优化,确定最佳提取条件为乙醇体积分数55.00%(V/V)、提取时间50.00 min、提取温度65.00℃、液料比15.00∶1 mL·g^-1,该优化条件下提取物中的活性成分抑菌率达到了45.27%。乙酸乙酯相总酚、总黄酮含量最高,其抑制中浓度值(EC₅₀)为2.51 mg·mL^-1。本研究结果可为开发新型植物源抗菌剂提供理论依据。     

壳聚糖酶解产物抑制真菌活性研究

为探究并提高壳聚糖抑制真菌的活性,本研究利用蜡状芽孢杆菌ncps116发酵所制备的壳聚糖酶来酶解壳聚糖,测定不同酶解时间壳聚糖产物的抑菌活性,并监测酶解产物中还原糖的含量;之后选取抑菌活性提高最显著的壳聚糖酶解产物为研究对象,测定最低抑菌活性和最适pH,并使用电子显微镜观察酶解产物对病原真菌菌丝和孢子萌发的抑制作用。结果表明,壳聚糖经0.5~12 h酶解能够显著提高市售壳聚糖的抑菌活性,在酶解24 h内抑菌活性呈先升高后降低的趋势,而且酶解产物的抑菌活性与还原糖浓度相关,还原糖浓度过低(≤44.24 μg·mL^-1),酶解不充分,抑菌圈直径13 mm;而还原糖浓度过高(≥1 900 μg·mL^-1),酶解完全,抑菌圈直径10 mm,抑菌活性均较差。其中,酶解6 h的壳聚糖产物抑菌活性提高最显著,对3种病原真菌(棉花黄萎病菌、苹果轮纹病菌、西瓜专化型尖孢镰刀菌)的最低抑菌活性提高4~8倍,还原糖浓度为383.34 μg·mL^-1,在pH值4.0~4.7时抑菌活性最高;此外,酶解产物能导致真菌菌丝断裂、褶皱、菌丝末端囊泡等畸形生长,并长期抑制孢子生长和菌丝伸长。综上所述,酶解是提高壳聚糖抗菌活性的有效手段,这为推进亮聚糖在防腐保鲜方面的应用奠定了基础。     

烟草青枯病菌拮抗菌的筛选、鉴定及生防特性研究

烟草青枯病危害严重,以拮抗菌进行防病的生物防治手段成为研究热点。从不同烟田分离纯化出238株细菌菌株,首先经牙签接种初筛,选取对青枯病菌抑制效果较好的菌株制备其抑菌物质的粗提物,以牛津杯法复筛,最终获得3株对烟草青枯病菌有明显抑制作用的拮抗细菌。全细胞脂肪酸、16S rDNA及gyrB基因测序等分析结果表明,菌株H19、Y6为解淀粉芽孢杆菌(Bacillus amyloliquefaciens),菌株H34为甲基营养型芽孢杆菌(B.methylotrophicus)。3株拮抗菌经CAS检测平板法和Salkowski比色法,发现均具有产铁载体和吲哚-3-乙酸(IAA)的能力,以菌株H19能力最强。温室促生试验结果表明,3株拮抗菌能显著促进烟草株高、鲜重及干重等指标,与对照相比,平均增长率分别达到70%~115%、40%~49%和32%~42%。温室控病试验结果表明,菌株H19、H34和Y6明显降低烟草青枯病的发病率,防效达76.57%、60.98%和69.83%,稍逊于农用链霉素处理的78.66%。     

Isolation, antifungal activity, and structure elucidation of the glutarimide antibiotic, streptimidone, produced by Micromonospora coerulea.

The antibiotic Ao58A,which showed strong antifungal activity against some plant pathogenic fungi, was purified from the culture broth and mycelial mats of Micromonospora coerulea strain Ao58 using various chromatographic procedures. The molecular formula of the antibiotic Ao58A was deduced to be C(16)H(23)NO(4) (M + H, m/z 294.1707) by high-resolution FAB mass spectroscopy. Analyses of (1)H NMR, (13)C NMR, and 2D NMR spectral data revealed that the antibiotic Ao58A is the glutarimide antibiotic streptimidone, 4-(2-hydroxy-5, 7-dimethyl-4-oxo-6,8-nonadienyl)-2,6-piperidinedione. The antibiotic Ao58A was very effective in inhibiting growth of Phytophthora capsici,Didymella bryoniae, Magnaporthe grisea, and Botrytis cinerea in the range approximately 3-10 microg mL(-)(1) of MICs. In vivo evaluation of the antibiotic Ao58A under greenhouse condition showed strong control efficacies against the development of P. capsici, B. cinerea, and M. grisea on pepper, cucumber, and rice plants, respectively. The antibiotic Ao58A was equally as effective as metalaxyl, vinclozolin, and tricyclazole in the control of these plant diseases. However, it did not show any phytotoxicity on the plants even when treated with 500 microg mL(-)(1).     

Antifungal activity of thiophenes from Echinops ritro

Extracts from 30 plants of the Greek flora were evaluated for their antifungal activity using direct bioautography assays with three Colletotrichum species. Among the bioactive extracts, the dichloromethane extract of the radix of Echinops ritro (Asteraceae) was the most potent. Bioassay-guided fractionation of this extract led to the isolation of eight thiophenes. Antifungal activities of isolated compounds together with a previously isolated thiophene from Echinops transiliensis were first evaluated by bioautography and subsequently evaluated in greater detail using a broth microdilution assay against plant pathogens Colletotrichum acutatum, Colletotrichum fragariae, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium oxysporum, Phomopsis viticola, and Phomopsis obscurans. 5'-(3-Buten-1-ynyl)-2,2'-bithiophen (1), alpha-terthienyl (2), and 2-[pent-1,3-diynyl]-5-[4-hydroxybut-1-ynyl]thiophene (5) at 3 and 30 microM were active against all three Colletotrichum species, F. oxysporum, P. viticola, and P. obscurans.     

Metabolites from Aspergillus fumigatus, an endophytic fungus associated with Melia azedarach, and their antifungal, antifeedant, and toxic activities

Thirty-nine fungal metabolites 1-39, including two new alkaloids, 12β-hydroxy-13α-methoxyverruculogen TR-2 (6) and 3-hydroxyfumiquinazoline A (16), were isolated from the fermentation broth of Aspergillus fumigatus LN-4, an endophytic fungus isolated from the stem bark of Melia azedarach. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of detailed spectroscopic analysis (mass spectrometry and one- and two-dimensional NMR experiments) and by comparison of their NMR data with those reported in the literature. These isolated compounds were evaluated for in vitro antifungal activities against some phytopathogenic fungi, toxicity against brine shrimps, and antifeedant activities against armyworm larvae (Mythimna separata Walker). Among them, sixteen compounds showed potent antifungal activities against phytopathogenic fungi (Botrytis cinerea, Alternaria solani, Alternaria alternata, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Fusarium solani, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum, and Gibberella saubinettii), and four of them, 12β-hydroxy-13α-methoxyverruculogen TR-2 (6), fumitremorgin B (7), verruculogen (8), and helvolic acid (39), exhibited antifungal activities with MIC values of 6.25-50 μg/mL, which were comparable to the two positive controls carbendazim and hymexazol. In addition, of eighteen that exerted moderate lethality toward brine shrimps, compounds 7 and 8 both showed significant toxicities with median lethal concentration (LC(50)) values of 13.6 and 15.8 μg/mL, respectively. Furthermore, among nine metabolites that were found to possess antifeedant activity against armyworm larvae, compounds 7 and 8 gave the best activity with antifeedant indexes (AFI) of 50.0% and 55.0%, respectively. Structure-activity relationships of the metabolites were also discussed.     

Antifungal activity and biotransformation of diisophorone by Botrytis cinerea

Diisophorone (1) was tested against two strains of the necrotrophic plant pathogen Botrytis cinerea.Fungal sensitivity varied according to the strain. B. cinera 2100 was more sensitive than B. cinereaUCA992: its mycelial growth was significantly inhibited at concentrations of 50 ppm and above. Although diisophorone (1) showed an effective control of B. cinerea, a detoxification mechanism was present. The detoxification of racemic diisophorone (1) by B. cinerea was investigated. Incubation with two strains of B. cinerea gave one and four biotransformation products (2-5), respectively. Their structures were established as the known 8beta-hydroxydiisophorone (2), 6alpha-hydroxydiisophorone (3), 6beta-hydroxydiisophorone (4) and 8beta,14beta-dihydroxydiisophorone (5) on the basis of their spectroscopic data, including two-dimensional NMR analysis [heteronuclear multiple quantum coherence (HMQC), heteronuclear multiple bond correlation (HMBC), and nuclear Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy (NOESY)] and an X-ray crystallographic study.     

pH modulation of zopfiellin antifungal activity to Colletotrichum and Botrytis

Zopfiellin, a novel cyclooctanoid natural product isolated from Zopfiella curvata No. 37-3, was evaluated in a 96-well microtiter assay for fungicidal activity against Botrytis cinerea, Colletotrichum acutatum, Colletotrichum fragariae, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, and Fusarium oxysporum. Zopfiellin exhibited pH-dependent activity, with the most mycelial growth inhibition demonstrated at pH 5.0. Mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies indicated that zopfiellin undergoes structural changes with changes in pH. At pH 5.0, zopfiellin showed the greatest activity against B. cinerea (IC(80) = 10 microM), C. gloeosporioides (IC(80) = 10 microM), and C. fragariae (IC(80) = 10 microM) and intermediate activity against C. acutatum (IC(80) = 30 microM), and was not active against F. oxysporum (IC(80) > 100 microM).     

The antifungal activity of widdrol and its biotransformation by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (penz.) Penz. & Sacc. and Botrytis cinerea Pers.: Fr

Widdrol (1) was tested against the necrotrophic plant pathogens Botrytis cinerea and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. While 1 was found to be inactive against C. gloeosporioides, it showed a selective and effective control of B. cinerea, significantly inhibiting the mycelial growth of the fungus at concentrations of 100 ppm and above. In addition, the biotransformation of 1 by both fungi was studied. Incubation with C. gloeosporioides and B. cinerea afforded four and one biotransformation products (2-6), respectively. Biotransformation with C. gloeosporioides was highly regioselective, yielding for the most part oxidation products at C-10: 10-oxowiddrol (2), 10beta-hydroxywiddrol (3), 10alpha-hydroxywiddrol (4), and 14alpha-hydroxywiddrol (5). The structures of all products were determined on the basis of their spectroscopic data, including coupling constants, two-dimensional NMR analysis (heteronuclear multiple quantum coherence, heteronuclear multiple bond correlation, and nuclear Overhauser enhancement spectroscopy), and nuclear Overhauser effect. The biotransformation products were then tested against B. cinerea and found to be inactive. These results shed further light on the structural modifications, which may be necessary to develop selective fungal control agents against B. cinerea.     

Structure-activity relationships of derivatives of fusapyrone, an antifungal metabolite of Fusarium semitectum

Fusapyrone (1) and deoxyfusapyrone (2) are two 3-substituted-4-hydroxy-6-alkyl-2-pyrones isolated from Fusarium semitectum that have considerable antifungal activity against molds. Because of their low zootoxicity and selective action they are potentially utilizable along with biocontrol yeasts for control of postharvest crop diseases. Seven derivatives of 1 (3 and 5-10) and one derivative of 2 (4) were obtained by chemical modifications of the glycosyl residue, the 2-pyrone ring, the aliphatic chain, or a combination thereof, and a structure-activity correlation study was carried out with regard to their zootoxicity and antifungal activity. Derivatives 7-10, as well as 1, were slightly zootoxic in Artemia salina (brine shrimp) bioassays, whereas pentaacetylation of 1 into 3, 5, and 6 resulted in a strong increase in toxicity. Compound 4, the tetraacetyl derivative of 2, was as toxic as 2. Because the structural changes of 1 that resulted in an increase of biological activity in A. salina bioassay were those that affected mainly the water solubility of the molecule, it appears that toxicity is related to hydrophobicity. Compounds 1 and 2 showed strong antifungal activity toward Botrytis cinerea, Aspergillus parasiticus, and Penicilliun brevi-compactum (minimum inhibitory concentration at 24 h = 0.78-6.25 microg/mL). Among derivatives 3-10, only compounds 7, 9, and 10 retained some activity, limited to B. cinerea and at high concentration (25-50 microg/mL). None of the compounds 1-10 inhibited the growth of the biocontrol yeasts Pichia guilliermondii and Rhodotorula glutinis at the highest concentration tested (50 microg/mL).     

Screening of fungal strains responsible for strong fungistasis against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici in a coffee compost-amended soil

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Disease incidence of crown and root rot of tomato, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici J3 (FOL J3) was significantly lower in a soil (CC-soil) amended with coffee compost and chemical fertilizers (CF) than in a soil (CF-soil) amended with only CF. Germination of microconidia of various plant-pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum strains was consistently lower in the CC-soil than in the CF-soil, suggesting that the CC-soil possessed a higher degree of fungistasis. When the CC-soil was supplemented with rifampicin and kanamycin, germination of FOL J3 didn't increase, suggesting that the higher degree of fungistasis in the CC-soil may not be of bacterial origin. The substrate-induced respiration inhibition method demonstrated that the CC-soil possessed higher microbial activity and was dominated by fungi. PCR-DGGE analysis showed that the microbial community structure of the two soils was different. Fungal mycelia were isolated from the soils and the effect of the isolates on soil fungistasis was examined. Three isolates, all belonging to F. oxysporum out of 49 showed strongest suppressive effect on the germination of FOL J3 and two isolates suppressed Fusarium crown and root rot disease when they were inoculated into autoclaved CC-soil. These results might suggest that the isolates close to F. oxysporum were responsible for highly fungistatic capability in the CC-soil and were a possible source for disease suppression.     

Natural fungicides from Ruta graveolens L. leaves,including a new quinolone alkaloid

Bioassay-directed isolation of antifungal compounds from an ethyl acetate extract of Ruta graveolens leaves yielded two furanocoumarins, one quinoline alkaloid, and four quinolone alkaloids, including a novel compound, 1-methyl-2-[6'-(3' ',4' '-methylenedioxyphenyl)hexyl]-4-quinolone. The (1)H and (13)C NMR assignments of the new compound are reported. Antifungal activities of the isolated compounds, together with 7-hydroxycoumarin, 4-hydroxycoumarin, and 7-methoxycoumarin, which are known to occur in Rutaceae species, were evaluated by bioautography and microbioassay. Four of the alkaloids had moderate activity against Colletotrichum species, including a benomyl-resistant C. acutatum. These compounds and the furanocoumarins 5- and 8-methoxypsoralen had moderate activity against Fusarium oxysporum. The novel quinolone alkaloid was highly active against Botrytis cinerea. Phomopsis species were much more sensitive to most of the compounds, with P. viticola being highly sensitive to all of the compounds.     

Synthesis and fungicidal activity of novel 2-oxocycloalkylsulfonylureas

A series of 2-oxocycloalkylsulfonylureas (2) have been synthesized in a six-step, three-pot reaction sequence from readily available cyclododecanone, cycloheptanone, and cyclohexanone. Their structures were confirmed by IR, 1H NMR, and elemental analysis. The bioassay indicated that some of them possess certain fungicidal activity against Gibberella zeae Petch. In general, compounds containing a 12-membered ring (2A) are more active than those containing a 6- or 7-membered ring (2B, 2C). In the series 2A, the compounds in which R is a disubstituted phenyl or pyrimidyl showed better activity than those in which R is a monosubstituted phenyl or pyrimidyl, and aryl-substituted compounds have somewhat higher activity than those substituted by pyrimidyl. The further bioassay showed that the representative of 2A, 2A15, has good fungicidal activities against not only G. zeae Petch but also Botrytis cinerea Pers, Colletotrichum orbiculare Arx, Pythium aphanidermatum Fitzp, Fusarium oxysporum Schl. f. sp. Vasinfectum, etc.