title: Antibacterial activity against Ralstonia solanacearum of phenolic constituents isolated from dragon's blood.
abstract: Ralstonia solanacearum is a worldwide and devastating plant pathogen infesting over 200 host species. Synthetic bactericides against the pathogen have only achieved limited success and always cause both crop contamination and environmental pollution. However, natural bactericides are effective for protecting cultivated crops from destruction by disease, without the adverse effects of chemical bactericides. In this paper, fifteen phenolic constituents from dragon's blood were screened for their antimicrobial activity against Ralstonia solanacearum, and all exhibited inhibitory activity. These compounds are potential leading compounds for the development of bactericides against wilt diseases caused by Ralstonia solanacearum.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Tropical Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, 571101 Haikou, Hainan, PR China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Haofu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Wenli
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mei
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D043368:Ralstonia solanacearum / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010636:Phenols; D010936:Plant Extracts; C525191:dragon's blood