title: An enzyme immunoassay of phaseolinone and its application in estimation of the amount of toxin in Macrophomina phaseolina-infected seeds.
abstract: A microtiter plate-based enzyme immunoassay has been developed for phaseolinone, a phytotoxin isolated from the culture filtrate of the plant-pathogenic fungus Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. The smallest amount of phaseolinone detectable by the method is 5 pg per well. The method is validated by comparison with high-performance liquid chromatography and used to confirm and estimate phaseolinone production in seeds infected with the fungus. The degree of seed inhibition correlated well with the amount of toxin produced in infected seeds, 50% inhibition being observed at a toxin concentration of 0.60 micrograms/g of wet tissue.
authors.affiliation: Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Calcutta.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Dhar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ali
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000737:chemistry; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D009284:Naphthols / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D009183:Mycotoxins; D009284:Naphthols; C056401:phaseolinone