UPTAKE OF THE POLYAMINE BIOSYNTHESIS INHIBITOR ALPHA-DIFLUOROMETHYLORNITHINE BY THE PLANT PATHOGENIC FUNGUS, FUSARIUM-CULMORUM

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WEST, HM [1 ]
WALTERS, DR [1 ]
机构
[1] W SCOTLAND AGR COLL,DEPT PLANT SCI,AUCHINCRUIVE KA6 5HW,AYR,SCOTLAND
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MYCOLOGICAL RESEARCH | 1991年 / 95卷
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10.1016/S0953-7562(09)80077-4
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Uptake of [C-14]difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) was studied in the plant pathogen, Fusarium culmorum. DFMO uptake was linear and non-saturable over the concentration range examined but was inhibited in the presence of putrescine, spermidine and ornithine, and reduced in the presence of sodium azide. These data may suggest that DFMO uptake into F. culmorum occurred via two processes, one passive and the other possessing an energy requirement.
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