Botrytis cinerae

Fig. 20. Schematics of two clear-cut examples exhibiting opposite localization of bluelight photoreceptors for tropic responses, as obtained by polarized bluelight. Left, spore of the imperfect fungus Botrytis cinera-, right, spore of the fern Osmunda cinnamonea. The transition dipole moments are indicated by short fat lines (dots in front view)95)...

Conceptually, it is interesting to speculate on the bioconversion of inexpensive secondary metabolites to others of greater value. Along these lines, Schreier and co-workers use Botrytis cinera to convert linalool to a series of other terpenoids as well as to the furanoid and pyranoid linalool oxides. Reactions of this type are good examples of converting inexpensive, available aroma chemicals to higher valued products. 

Fruit rot (Botrytis cinera) showed resistance against benomyl in 1971 or earlier, and a few years later resistance was observed in brown rot (Monilinia laxa and Monilinia fructicola). The benomyl-resistant biotypes had cross-resistance to thiophanate-methyl, fuberidazole, and thiabendazole (e.g., Dekker, 1972 Georgopoulos and Zaracovitis, 1967). 

Canodermin, an antifungal protein (Mr 15 kDa) from fruiting bodies of the medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lucidum. Gan-odermin inhibited the mycelial growth of Botrytis cinera, Fusarium oxysporum, and Physalospora piricola [H. Wang, T. B. Ng, Peptides 2005, 27, 27]. 

Sharman S, Heale J B 1977 Penetration of carrot roots by the grey mould fungus Botrytis cinera Pers. ex Pers. Physiol Plant Path 10 63-71... 

Alternaria tenuis, Botrytis cinera, Coniphora cerebella and Phytophthora infestans (I519). (c) Rxn. with... 

Metab. of Verticillium albo-atrum and Botrytis cinera. Also from seeds of Laburnum anagyroides and from Citrus spp. Photographic fixer. Forms separable inclusion complexes. Used in heterocyclic synth. Used as 10% aq. soln. for photometric detn. of Bi 470 nm, e 9000), Os, Ru, Re, Se, Te reducing agent. Rhombohedra or needles (EtOH). Sol. H O, EtOH spar. sol. Et20. Mp 175-177°, Mp 180°. 

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