Biochemical Defense against Die-Back Disease of a Traditional Medicinal Plant Mimusops elengi Linn.
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2011-07
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Mimusops elengi (Linn.) commonly known as Bakul is one such tree native to the Western
Ghat region of the peninsular India. However, today this tree is also found growing in other
parts of the tropical and sub tropical regions of the world. The stem, barks, leaves and fruits
are used in various Ayurvedic and folk medications to treat various ailments. Die-back
disease caused by Alternaria lunata severely affects the plants grown in and around
Burdwan, West Bengal, India. An investigation was carried out to study the phenolics along
with their oxidizing enzymes that involve in defense against the activity of the pathogen.
Peroxidase activity reached its peak on 14th day after infection whereas polyphenol oxidase
mediated phenol oxidation was increased upto 21st day in the infected tissues. The
enhancement of phenols and their oxidizing enzymes in infected plants affords resistance of
the host against die-back
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Die-back, Mimusops elengi, medicinal plant, peroxidise, polyphenol oxidase, total phenol
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Khatun Selima, Cakilcioglu Ugur, Chakrabarti Manoranjan, Ojha Suprakash, Chatterjee Narayan Chandra. Biochemical Defense against Die-Back Disease of a Traditional Medicinal Plant Mimusops elengi Linn. European Journal of Medicinal Plants. 2011 Jul-Sept; 1(3): 40-49.