1. Evaluation of berberine as a natural fungicide: biodegradation and antimicrobial mechanism.
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Li, Ying, Yin, Yi-Ming, Wang, Xin-Yue, Wu, Hao, and Ge, Xi-Zhen
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ALKALOIDS , *ANTI-infective agents , *BACILLUS (Bacteria) , *BACTERIA , *BIOLOGICAL assay , *CELL membranes , *CELL physiology , *ESCHERICHIA coli , *FLOW cytometry , *FUNGI , *GLUCANS , *HIGH performance liquid chromatography , *MOLECULAR structure , *PERMEABILITY , *PLANT diseases , *RESEARCH funding , *SACCHAROMYCES , *SOILS , *ULTRAVIOLET radiation - Abstract
Berberine (BBR) is a traditional Chinese medicine which recently was applied as a biological pesticide. Here, we studied the antimicrobial mode of BBR and its impact on soil bacterial diversity. BBR was more effective against fungi than bacteria due to the specific interaction between BBR and glucan. Also, BBR was degraded rapidly in soil, leading to the limited effect on soil bacterial diversity. Collectively, BBR is an environment-friendly pesticide and it is promising in dealing with fungal plant diseases. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2018
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