6-Methylpurine-induced inhibition of sclerotia morphogenesis in Sclerotium rolfsii and its reversal by adenosine
✍ Scribed by E. C. K. Igwegbe; Vera King; Jasper Salary
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 608 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-486X
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✦ Synopsis
In liquid synthetic medium inoculated with Sclerotium rolfsii (SR), addition of 6-methylpurine (MP, 50microgram/ml) immediately after inoculation led to approximately 100% reduction in sclerotia production. Adenosine, and to a lesser extent guanosine, each at final concentration of 100microgram/ml significantly reduced inhibition of sclerotia formation by SR in presence of 50microgram/ml MP. Uridine and cytidine each at 100microgram/ml had no such effect. The inhibition of sclerotia morphogenesis could be prevented by addition of 800microgram/ml of adenosine together with 50microgram/ml MP. Reversal by adenosine of MP-induced inhibition of sclerotia development was concentration dependent.