Validamycin A decreased the biomass and extracellular protein produced by cultures of Rhizoctonia solani A79 grown on medium containing cellulose as the carbon source. In the presence of the antibiotic, the production of inducible enzymes active on filter paper (FPase), carboxymethylcellulose (CMCase) and (cellobiase) was decreased, but not the production of constitutive enzymes involved in hem...

The trehalase enzyme of Rhizoctonia solani is the target site for validamycin, a common fungicide used controlling sheath blight disease rice. However, rampant use validamycin has resulted in emergence resistance necessitating search newer molecules. Thus, molecular docking analysis was carried out to screen phytogenic compounds with high inhibitory effect. 3-dimensional structure protein gener...

Sakuranetin (1) is a rice flavanone-type phytoalexin. We have already reported that the metabolites from the detoxification of 1 by Pyriculariaoryzae are naringenin (2) and sternbin. In this study, we investigated whether the rice sheath blight fungus Rhizoctoniasolani, another major rice pathogen, can detoxify 1. The extract of R. solani suspension culture containing 1 was analyzed by LC-MS to...

Rice produces a wide array of phytoalexins in response to pathogen attacks and UV-irradiation. Except for the flavonoid sakuranetin, most phytoalexins identified in rice are diterpenoid compounds. Analysis of phenolic-enriched fractions from UV-treated rice leaves showed that several phenolic compounds in addition to sakuranetin accumulated remarkably in rice leaves. We isolated two compounds f...

Rhizoctonia solani is a necrotrophic fungi causing sheath blight in rice leading to substantial loss in yield. Excessive and persistent use of preventive chemicals raises human health and environment safety concerns. As an alternative, use of biocontrol agents is highly recommended. In the present study, an abiotic stress tolerant, plant growth promoting rhizobacteria Bacillus amyloliquefaciens...