title: Identification and characterization of superoxide dismutase in Phytophthora cinnamomi.
abstract: Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities of the oomycete Phytophthora cinnamomi were examined. Five polypeptides with manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) activity were found in mycelium growing in liquid culture with relative molecular weights ranging from approximately 25 to 100 kDa. Comparison with characterized avocado SODs showed no evidence for the presence of either iron or copper/zinc SODs in P. cinnamomi. The level of activity of the MnSOD polypeptides decreased in the presence of avocado root or cell wall components. Growth of P. cinnamomi, measured as dry weight, increased when the mycelium was grown in the presence of superoxide anion (O(2) (-)), which was added exogenously. Our results suggest that the metabolism of O(2) (-) has an important role in the development of P. cinnamomi.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones Químico Biológicas, U.M.S.N.H, Ciudad Universitaria, Edif. B1, C.P. 58040, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico.
authors.forename: Jerónimo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guzmán-Deara
authors.forename: Homero
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reyes-De la Cruz
authors.forename: Elda María
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Beltrán-Peña
authors.forename: Elda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Castro-Mercado
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: García-Pineda
mesh_terms: D002473:Cell Wall / Q000737:chemistry; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D025282:Mycelium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D016877:Oxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D027421:Persea / Q000382:microbiology; D010838:Phytophthora / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000382:microbiology; D011190:Potassium Cyanide / Q000737:chemistry; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D013481:Superoxides / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D007527:Isoenzymes; D016877:Oxidants; D013481:Superoxides; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D011190:Potassium Cyanide