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Comparison of Antifungal and Antioxidant Activities of Acacia mangium and A. auriculiformis Heartwood Extracts

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The effect of heartwood extracts from Acacia mangium (heartrot-susceptible) and A. auriculiformis (heartrot-resistant) was examined on the growth of wood rotting fungi with in vitro assays. A. auriculiformis heartwood extracts had higher antifungal activity than A. mangium. The compounds 3,4′,7,8-tetrahydroxyflavanone and teracacidin (the most abundant flavonoids in both species) showed antifungal activity. A. auriculiformis contained higher levels of these flavonoids (3.5- and 43-fold higher, respectively) than A. mangium. This suggests that higher levels of these compounds may contribute to heartrot resistance. Furthermore, both flavonoids had strong 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity and laccase inhibition. This suggests that the antifungal mechanism of these compounds may involve inhibition of fungal growth by quenching of free radicals produced by the extracellular fungal enzyme laccase.

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This research was partly funded by an ACIAR grant, project number FST/00/123. R. Mihara acknowledges the Japanese Academic Frontiers Student Exchange Promotion Program which funded a research visit to the University of Tasmania.

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  1. Faculty of Bioresources, Department of Environment Science and Engineering, Mie University, 1515 Kamihama, Tsu, 514-8507, Japan

    Rie Mihara & Tohru Mitsunaga

  2. CRC for Sustainable Production Forestry, Private Bag 12, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7001

    Karen M. Barry & Caroline L. Mohammed

  3. School of Agricultural Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 12, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7001

    Karen M. Barry & Caroline L. Mohammed

  4. CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products, Private Bag 12, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7001

    Caroline L. Mohammed

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Mihara, R., Barry, K.M., Mohammed, C.L. et al. Comparison of Antifungal and Antioxidant Activities of Acacia mangium and A. auriculiformis Heartwood Extracts. J Chem Ecol 31, 789–804 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-005-3544-x

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