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Role of Synadenium grantii latex proteases in nematicidal activity on Meloidogyne incognita and Panagrellus redivivus

Authors :
E. H. Gomes
F. E. F. Soares
D. C. Souza
L. T. Lima
B. L. Sufiate
T. F. Ferreira
J. H. Queiroz
Source :
Brazilian Journal of Biology, Iss 0 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Instituto Internacional de Ecologia, 2018.

Abstract

Abstract Synadenium grantii is a Euphorbiaceae plant commonly found in Brazil, known as Janaúba or Leitosinha, whose latex is traditionally used for several purposes. However, it is not known whether the nematicidal action of this plant latex occurs due to the action of proteases. The present work aims to evaluate the nematicidal activity of proteases from Synadenium grantii latex on Meloidogyne incognita and Panagrellus redivivus. S. grantii latex used in the present study was collected from specimens found in Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The drained latex was collected in Eppendorf microtubes and immediately stored on ice at 4 °C. After this extraction, the latex was frozen (-20 °C) during 2 hours, thawed at room temperature (25 °C) and centrifuged at 10,000 g at 4 °C for 30 minutes to remove larger particles and concentrate the proteases. After the centrifugation, assays of enzymatic activity were performed in order to know in which of the phases the enzymes were found. S. grantii latex presented protease, but no chitinase activity. The results show that there was a significant difference (p

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
16784375 and 15196984
Issue :
0
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Brazilian Journal of Biology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.4d88c28d44594d7580bb454aafc7de8e
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.188129