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Stagonospora avenae secretes multiple enzymes that hydrolyze oat leaf saponins.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Oct 2000
Morrissey J P, Wubben J P, Osbourn A E
Abstract excerpt
The phytopathogenic fungus Stagonospora avenae is able to infect oat leaves despite the presence of avenacoside saponins in the leaf tissue. In response to pathogen attack, avenacosides are converted into 26-desglucoavenacosides (26-DGAs), which possess antifungal activity. These molecules are comprised of a steroidal backbone linked to a branched sugar chain consisting of one alpha-L-rhamnose and two...
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