Mycopathologia

, Volume 124, Issue 3, pp 185–188 | Cite as

Antibiotic inhibition of pectolytic and cellulolytic enzyme activity in twoFusarium species

  • A. Mehta
  • S. Chopra
  • P. Mehta
Mycotoxicoses And Mycotoxins

Abstract

Among all antibiotics tested, amoxycillin (500 ppm) completely inhibited the polygalacturonase and pectinmethylgalacturonase enzyme activity inF. oxysporum; none of the antibiotics did so inF. moniliforme. No antibiotic completely inhibited the cellulase activity in both test organisms, however, amoxycillin was better than other antibiotics in inhibiting the cellulase activity in both the organisms.

Key words

Antibiotic Cellulolytic Enzyme Fusarium Pectolytic 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • A. Mehta
    • 1
  • S. Chopra
    • 1
  • P. Mehta
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of BotanyUniversity of SaugorSaugorIndia

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