[Growth-inhibitory activity of Cladosporium cladosporioides by cysteine].
When Cladosporium cladosporioides was cultured with cysteine, its growth was completely inhibited statically. The growth of C. cladosporioides cultured on potato-dextrose agar plates was also inhibited by the addition of cysteine. The production of ATP in C. cladosporioides was inhibited by cysteine. When a silicone block was incubated with C. cladosporioides, the surface of the block was coated with the biofilm of C. cladosporioides. However, the block containing cysteine was not covered with biofilm. These results indicate that cysteine is useful as a material to prevent the growth of C. cladosporioides.
Watanabe
Toshihiko
T
Department of Microbiology, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, Japan. twatanab@tohoku-pharm.ac.jp
Ueno
Yukihiro
Y
Ogasawara
Ayako
A
Mikami
Takeshi
T
Matsumoto
Tatsuji
T
D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D018441:Biofilms / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D002963:Cladosporium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D003470:Culture Media; D003545:Cysteine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D012828:Silicones
D003470:Culture Media; D012828:Silicones; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D003545:Cysteine