RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Effect of Synthetic Polylysine on Fungi
JF Science
JO Science
FD American Association for the Advancement of Science
SP 1664
OP 1666
DO 10.1126/science.132.3440.1664
VO 132
IS 3440
A1 Buchanan-Davidson, Dorothy J.
A1 Deese, Dawson C.
A1 Uritani, Ikuzo
A1 Stahmann, Mark A.
YR 1960
UL http://science.sciencemag.org/content/132/3440/1664.abstract
AB The synthetic, basic poly-α-amino acid, polylysine, had antifungal activity against plant pathogens (three strains of fusaria, three isolates of verticillia, and Ceratocystis fimbriata) and against the human pathogens (Trichophyton mentagrophytes, T. rubrum, and Candida albicans) in vitro. It inhibited penetration of Ceratocystis fimbriata on sweet potato slices. Polylysine inhibited the infection of tomato cuttings by Flsarium oxysporum f. lycopersici, but it was also toxic to the plants.