ISHS Acta Horticulturae 23: I International Symposium on Flowerbulbs
ENZYMATIC LIBERATION OF TULIPALIN (α-METHYLENEBUTYROL-ACTONE), A FUNGITOXIC SUBSTANCE ISOLATED FROM TULIPS |
| Authors: | J.C.M. Beijersbergen, Cath.B.G. Lemmers |
| Abstract:
The white skin of young tulip bulbs possesses a barrier against infection by Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht. f. tulipea Apt. In extracts of white skin tissue, tulipalin (  -methylenebutyrolactone) is the only factor that inhibited the growth of the fungus in vitro.
A precursor of tulipalin, isolated from white skins and bulb scales, was studied.
Special attention was given to the enzymatic breakdown of this precursor.
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