Effects of Commercial Fatty Acids on Cutinase Release by Ascochyta pisi

Abstract

TheeffectofarangeofcommerciallyavailableCl5andCl3fattyacids,onthereleaseofcutinase b" Ar;:;i;;;-;,r, *"r r,îdi.,i. iîir."l6'p.ric acid.wai us.d a, sol. carbon source, cutinase activitv was released in the culure *.ai"-, .riJ*'"s markedly enhanced by post-treatment of a' pisi.cultures with acetone used as .n.y*. .",.ra,or. Without acetone, lar, a,]iinata was naturally released in .ui .,* _.di,.rln containing juniperic acid at 0.5 %, rhln ata.ol o/o or 0.05 %. lJpon post-treatment with acetone, the same l.u.t of .i,inrr. was released with âll three concentrations' thus suggesting that ;;;rr-.;r-ina,.r..a,