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Encelin: a fungal growth inhibitor
M Sabanero1, L Quijano, T Rios
1Instituto de Investigacion en Biologia Experimental, Fac. de Quimica, Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico.
Planta Medica
|April 1, 1995
Abstract:
A known sesquiterpene lactone, encelin, isolated from the Mexican species Montanoa speciosa (Compositae), was assayed for biocidal activity on fungal cells of Mucor rouxii. The results indicate that encelin has a determining action on growth and the morphogenetic process of fungal cells.