Brefeldin A and α,β-dehydrocurvularin, two phytotoxins from alternaria zinniae, a biocontrol agent of Xanthium occidentale

Plant Science

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-79

  Vurro, Maurizio ^a   Evidente, Antonio ^b   Andolfi, Anna ^b   Chiara Zonno, Maria ^a   Giordano, Federico ^b   Motta, Andrea ^c  

^a Ist Tossine Micotossine da P   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c Istituto per la Chimica di Molecole di Interesse Biologico   (Italy)

Author keywords

, Dehydrocurvularin; Alternaria zinniae; Brefeldin A; Phytotoxins; Weed biocontrol; Xanthium occidentale

Indexed keywords

ALPHA,BETA DEHYDROCURVULARIN; BREFELDIN A; PLANT TOXIN;

ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DRUG ISOLATION; FUNGUS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT LEAF; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ALTERNARIA ZINNIAE; XANTHIUM OCCIDENTALE;

EID: 0032476619     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00131-9     Document Type: Article

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