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Microbial glucosylation of thaxtomin A, a partial detoxification

R R King1, C H Lawrence, L A Calhoun

  • 1Department of Chemistry, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada E3B 6E2.

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
|February 26, 2000
PubMed
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Bacillus mycoides biotransformed thaxtomin A and B, the potato common scab toxins, into less harmful beta-glucosides. This discovery offers potential for managing this significant plant disease.

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