title: The effect of beta-sitosterol on spore germination and germ-tube elongation of Aspergillus niger and Botryodiplodia theobromae.
abstract: The effect of beta-sitosterol on spore germination and prevention of elongation of germ-tube of Aspergillus niger and Botryodiplodia theobromae was studied. The antifungal activity of the compound showed a percentage inhibition, of the fungal spore germination, of about 40% at a concentration of 50 micrograms/ml while inhibition on the elongation of germ-tubes was as high as 65% at the same concentration. The ED50 for inhibition of germ-tube elongation in A. niger was about 31 micrograms/ml. The role of the compound in disease resistance is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Ife, Nigeria.
authors.forename: B I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Aderiye
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ogundana
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Adesanya
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D001234:Aspergillus niger / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D005516:Food Microbiology; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D010935:Plant Diseases; D012855:Sitosterols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D012855:Sitosterols; C025473:gamma-sitosterol