
TY  - JOUR
A1  - P Serrano, Edralina 
A1  - Ilag, LinAL 
A1  - Mae T Mendoza, Evelyn 
T1  - Biochemical Mechanisms of Mimosine Toxicity to Sclerotium rolfsii Sacco
JF  - Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
JO  - Aust. Jnl. Of Bio. Sci.
Y1  - 1983
VL  - 36
IS  - 4
SP  - 445
EP  - 454
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/BI9830445 
N2  - Mimosine when added at a final concentration of 2·5 mM to potato dextrose broth reduced the mycelial growth of S. rolfsii by 40-60 % and prevented the formation of sclerotia. This inhibitory action of mimosine was alleviated by 80 % by 5 mM pyridoxal-5-phosphate and by 50 % by tryptophan and 5 mM tyrosine. Phenylalanine had little effect. Among the metal ions, Fe3 + at 10 mM most effectively decreased mimosine's inhibitory effect by 93 %, AI3 + at 5 mM decreased it by 80 % while Fe2+ and Cu2 + at 5 mM exhibited the least effect (about 25 and 9 %, respectively). 
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