calcimycin and glyceollin

calcimycin has been researched along with glyceollin* in 1 studies

Other Studies

1 other study(ies) available for calcimycin and glyceollin

ArticleYear
Isolation of sealed plasma membrane vesicles from Phytophthora megasperma f. sp. glycinea: II. Partial characterization of Ca2+ transport and glyceollin effects.
    Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 1988, Nov-01, Volume: 266, Issue:2

    Calcium uptake was examined in sealed plasma membrane vesicles isolated from the plant pathogenic fungus, Phytophthora megasperma f. sp. glycinea. Calcium uptake was ATP-dependent and by the addition of various ionophores in the presence of ATP, it was shown that Ca2+ transport was mediated by a nH+/Ca2+ antiport. Further evidence for this antiport mechanism included Ca2+ uptake driven by an imposed pH gradient and the observation that calcium could dissipate a steady-state pH gradient across the vesicle membrane. Transport mediated by the nH+/Ca2+ antiport was optimal at pH 7.0, and demonstrated saturation kinetics for Ca2+ with a Km of about 7 microM. Glyceollin, a soybean phytoalexin, was found to inhibit Ca2+ transport consistent with its ability to increase H+ conductance. In the presence of glyceollin, calcium leakage from Phytophthora membrane vesicles also increased. This study provides basic information about calcium transport in a plant pathogenic fungus as well as demonstrating a possible mode of action of a phytoalexin.

    Topics: Adenosine Triphosphate; Benzopyrans; Biological Transport; Calcimycin; Calcium; Cell Membrane; Chytridiomycota; Electric Conductivity; Glycine max; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Phytophthora; Pterocarpans

1988