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Identification and characterization of superoxide dismutase in Phytophthora cinnamomi
Jerónimo Guzmán-Deara1, Homero Reyes-De la Cruz, Elda María Beltrán-Peña
1Instituto de Investigaciones Químico Biológicas, U.M.S.N.H, Ciudad Universitaria, Edif. B1, C.P. 58040, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico.
Abstract:
Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities of the oomycete Phytophthora cinnamomi were examined. Five polypeptides with manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) activity were found in mycelium growing in liquid culture with relative molecular weights ranging from approximately 25 to 100 kDa. Comparison with characterized avocado SODs showed no evidence for the presence of either iron or copper/zinc SODs in P. cinnamomi. The level of activity of the MnSOD polypeptides decreased in the presence of avocado root or cell wall components. Growth of P. cinnamomi, measured as dry weight, increased when the mycelium was grown in the presence of superoxide anion (O(2) (-)), which was added exogenously. Our results suggest that the metabolism of O(2) (-) has an important role in the development of P. cinnamomi.
