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Botrytis cinerea mutants deficient in D-galacturonic acid catabolism have a perturbed virulence on Nicotiana benthamiana and Arabidopsis, but not on tomato.
Molecular plant pathology - 1 Jan 2013
Zhang Lisha, van Kan Jan A L
Abstract excerpt
D-Galacturonic acid is the most abundant monosaccharide component of pectic polysaccharides that comprise a significant part of most plant cell walls. Therefore, it is potentially an important nutritional factor for Botrytis cinerea when it grows in and through plant cell walls. The d-galacturonic acid catabolic pathway in B. cinerea consists of three catalytic steps converting d-galacturonic acid to pyruvate and...
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