Fusarium oxysporum tomatinase

Cira LA et al (2008) Heterologous expression of Fusarium oxysporum tomatinase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae increases its resistance to saponins and improves ethanol production during the fermentation of Agave tequilana Weber var. azul and Agave salmiana must. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. Int J Gen Mol Microbiol 93 259... 

Hostettmann K, Marston A (1995) Saponins. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Pareja-Jaime Y (2008) Tomatinase from Fusarium oxysporum f sp lycopersici is required for full virulence on tomato plants. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 21 728... 

Lairini K et al (1996) Purification and characterization of tomatinase from Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici. Appl Environ Microbiol 62 1604... 

Although several authors claimed that the glycoalkaloid tomatine is not present in sufficient concentrations in roots or stems to play a major role in resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici [7, 57, 88], the fact that tomatinase is induced in tomato plants during infection, strongly suggests that the enzyme may have a specific role in pathogenicity of tomato plant by F. oxysporum f. sp lycopersici. 

Roldan-Arjona, T., Perez-Espinosa, A., Ruiz-Rubio, M. Tomatinase from Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici defines a new class of saponinases. Mol Plant Microb Interact 1999 12 852-861. 

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