The fungicidal diamine (E)-(N,N,N',N'-tetraethyl)-1,4-diaminobut-2-ene increases spermine concentration in the late blight fungus Phytophthora infestans

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 229-232

  Havis, N D ^a   Walters, D R ^a   Robins, D J ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING SITES; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGI;

ACTIVITY OF ENZYMES; BINDING-SITES; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; ENZYMES ACTIVITY; LATE BLIGHT; MYCELIAL GROWTH; P. INFESTANS; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; POLYAMINES;

CELLS;

DIAMINE DERIVATIVE; SPERMINE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH REGULATION; NONHUMAN; POLYAMINE SYNTHESIS;

FUNGI; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS;

EID: 0030858205     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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