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In vitro and in vivo production of cell wall degrading enzymes by Botrytis cinerea from tomato

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The production and activity of pectolytic and cellulolytic enzymes byBotrytis cinerea in tomato plants, as well as by conidia of this fungus in some nutrient media was studied. In inoculated tomato plants, the activity of these enzymes varied. PME, endo-PG and exo-PG were produced in petioles and fruits, while cellulase was only found in those parts which were softened by the invading mycelium. PGTE could only be detected in the softened parts of the petiole stumps. In suitble substrates, PME, endo-PG and exo-PG are produced rapidly with the onset of germination of the conidia. At some temperatures, endo-PG activity was found before germination could be observed. Some endo- and exo-PG was detected in washing water of conidia. The significance of the production of these enzymes by germinating conidia in relation to the infection process on tomato plants is discussed.

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In geïnoculeerde delen van een tomateplant blijkt de activiteit van deze enzymen afhankelijk te zijn van de aard van het aangetaste weefsel en de mate van aantasting (Tabel 1). Conidiën blijken in bepaalde media zeer snel pectolytische enzymen te vormen (Tabel 2, Fig. 1). Endo-PG activiteit kon bij 26° en 30°C in een natriumpolypectaatmedium worden gemeten voordat kieming van de conidiën kon worden aangetoond, zij het in zeer geringe hoeveelheid, lijkt aanwezigheid van deze twee enzymen in niet gekiemde conidiën aannemelijk. PME blijkt in een pectinebevattend medium te kunnen worden aangetoond op het moment, waarop kiembuizen zichtbaar worden. Cellulase kon daarentegen in een medium met kiemende sporen niet worden gevonden.

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Verhoeff, K., Warren, J.M. In vitro and in vivo production of cell wall degrading enzymes by Botrytis cinerea from tomato. Netherlands Journal of Plant Pathology 78, 179–185 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01976552

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