Effect of quercetin and umbelliferone on the transcript level of Penicillium expansum genes involved in patulin biosynthesis

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 223-233

  Sanzani, Simona M ^a   Schena, Leonardo ^b   Nigro, Franco ^a   de Girolamo, Annalisa ^c   Ippolito, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blue mould; Gene expression; Patulin; Quercetin; Real time PCR; Umbelliferone

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUIT; FUNGUS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME;

PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM;

EID: 70350707683     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-009-9475-6     Document Type: Article

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