Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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22032 | Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
An inhibitor of the prophenoloxidase activation using extract from a silkworm pupa was isolated from a culture filtrate of Cordyceps militaris and identified as dipicolinic acid (DPA). The production of DPA in Clavicipitaceae fungi was examined. Entomogenous fungi that produce DPA were integrated into one group by a phylogenetic analysis based on 18S rDNA. It is suggested that the group acquired an ability to produce DPA during its evolution from plant pathogenic fungi to entomogenous fungi.
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Authors
Nobuko Watanabe, Maki Hattori, Eiji Yokoyama, Shigeki Isomura, Minoru Ujita, Akira Hara,