Epicatechin and catechin may prevent coffee berry disease by inhibition of appressorial melanization of Colletotrichum kahawae

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 1637-1640

  Chen, Zhenjia ^a,b,c   Liang, Jingsi ^a,b,c   Zhang, Changhe ^c   Rodrigues Jr , Carlos J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Catechin; Colletotrichum gloeosporioides; Colletotrichum kahawae; Cuticle penetration; Epicatechin

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; COLLETOTRICHUM GLOEOSPORIOIDES; COLLETOTRICHUM KAHAWAE; CUTICLE PENETRATION; EPICATECHIN;

DISEASES; ENZYME INHIBITION; FUNGI;

PHENOLS;

CATECHIN;

ARTICLE; COFFEE; COLLETOTRICHUM; DRUG EFFECT; FRUIT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE;

CATECHIN; COFFEE; COLLETOTRICHUM; FRUIT; PLANT DISEASES;

COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM KAHAWAE; GLOMERELLA CINGULATA;

EID: 33748539707     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-006-9135-2     Document Type: Article

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