An extracellular enzyme from Fusarium solani f. sp. phaseoli which catalyses hydration of the isoflavonoid phytoalexin, phaseollidin

Carol S. Turbek, David A. Smith, Christopher L. Schardl

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Abstract

Among the antimicrobial phytoalexins produced by Phaseolus vulgaris (French bean) are the prenylated isoflavonoids kievitone and phaseollidin. Two enzyme activities, kievitone hydratase and phaseollidin hydratase, occur in culture filtrates of the bean pathogen, Fusarium solani f. sp. phaseoli, and catalyse similar hydration reactions on the dimethylallyl moieties of the phytoalexins. The enzymes nearly co-purified during hydroxyapatite chromatography followed by preparative native gel electrophoresis. Eluates from successive slices taken from the native gel were assayed for both activities. Although they were not completely separated in the native gel, the activity profiles indicated that the two activities were distinct. The Km of phaseollidin hydratase for phaseollidin was approximately 7 μM.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)187-190
Number of pages4
JournalFEMS Microbiology Letters
Volume94
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 1992

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the United States Department of Agriculture, Competitive Re- search Grant 90-37262-5447. The investigation reported in this paper (No. 92-11-65) is in connection with a project of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station and is published with approval of the director.

Funding

This work was supported by the United States Department of Agriculture, Competitive Re- search Grant 90-37262-5447. The investigation reported in this paper (No. 92-11-65) is in connection with a project of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station and is published with approval of the director.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture90-37262-5447

    Keywords

    • Fusarium solani f. sp. phaseoli
    • Isoflavonoid phytoalexin
    • Kievitone hydratase
    • Phaseollidin hydratase
    • Phaseolus vulgaris

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Microbiology
    • Molecular Biology
    • Genetics

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