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Pisatin resistance in Dictyostelium discoideum and Neurospora crassa: comparison of mutant phenotypes.
Journal of general microbiology - 1 Dec 1993
Papavinasasundaram K G, Kasbekar D P
Abstract excerpt
The pea phytoalexin pisatin, at its inhibitory concentration, was shown to have two distinct inhibitory effects on amoebae of the cellular slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum. One effect was cytolytic and was demonstrable even in non-growing cells whereas the second effect was observed only under conditions favourable to growth. Pretreatment with a sublethal concentration of pisatin induced the amoebae to...
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