title: Effect of some medicaments on the oxygen uptake of the spores of some soil fungi.
abstract: Nystatin, riboflavin, ascorbic acid, captan, indoleacetic acid, and colchicin were tested in two concentrations for their effect on the oxygen uptake of the spores of Mucor racemosus, Cladosporium tenuissimum, Cochliobolus spicifer, and Macrophomina phaseoli. Nystatin and captan inhibited the oxygen uptake of the spores of all fungi used, and this inhibitory effect increases with increasing concentration. On the other hand, riboflavin, ascorbic acid, indoleacetic acid, and colchicin were found to have a stimulating effect. Increasing the concentration of these medicaments to the double concentration causes a decrease in the oxygen uptake, except in the case of ascorbic acid where the reverse occurs.
mesh_terms: D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D002215:Captan / Q000494:pharmacology; D003078:Colchicine / Q000494:pharmacology; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D009761:Nystatin / Q000494:pharmacology; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects*; D012256:Riboflavin / Q000494:pharmacology; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000378:metabolism*; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical
chemical_list: D007210:Indoleacetic Acids; D009761:Nystatin; D002215:Captan; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; D003078:Colchicine; D012256:Riboflavin