Low molecular weight chitosan is an effective antifungal agent against Botryosphaeria sp. and preservative agent for pear (Pyrus) fruits - Wang, Yunguang; Li, Bin; Zhang, Xuedan; Peng, Nan; Mei, Yuxia; Liang, Yunxiang (International journal of biological macromolecules, 2017)
Keywords: Antifungal activity; Antifungal Agents - chemistry; Antifungal Agents - pharmacology; antifungal properties; apoptosis; Apoptosis - drug effects; biomass; Botryosphaeria; Botryosphaeria sp; catechol oxidase; Catechol Oxidase - immunology; Catechol Oxidase - metabolism; chitinase; Chitinases - immunology; Chitinases - metabolism; chitosan; Chitosan - chemistry; Chitosan - pharmacology; enzymatic hydrolysis; Enzyme Activation - drug effects; ergosterol; Ergosterol - antagonists & inhibitors; Ergosterol - biosynthesis; Food Preservatives - chemistry; Food Preservatives - pharmacology; Fruit - drug effects; Fruit - enzymology; Fruit - microbiology; fruits; fungal growth; fungi; Hydrolysis; hyphae; Hyphae - classification; Hyphae - drug effects; Hyphae - growth & development; Hyphae - ultrastructure; Low molecular weight chitosan (LMWC); membrane potential; Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial - drug effects; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; minimum inhibitory concentration; mitochondrial membrane; Molecular Weight; mycelium; nutritive value; Pear fruit; pears; peroxidase; Peroxidase - immunology; Peroxidase - metabolism; Phylogeny; Plant Proteins - agonists; Plant Proteins - immunology; Plant Proteins - metabolism; postharvest diseases; Preservative agent; Pyrus; Pyrus bretschneideri; Saccharomycetales - classification; Saccharomycetales - drug effects; Saccharomycetales - growth & development; Saccharomycetales - ultrastructure; transmission electron microscopy; weight loss; Antifungal activity; Pear fruit; Low molecular weight chitosan (LMWC); Preservative agent; Botryosphaeria sp