PMID- 30844473 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190528 LR - 20190528 IS - 1096-1208 (Electronic) IS - 0882-4010 (Linking) VI - 130 DP - 2019 May TI - Protein extract from Cereus jamacaru (DC.) inhibits Colletotrichum gloeosporioides growth by stimulating ROS generation and promoting severe cell membrane damage. PG - 71-80 LID - S0882-4010(19)30024-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.02.033 [doi] AB - Mandacaru (Cereus jamacaru DC.), is a cactaceous symbol of caatinga vegetation at Brazilian Northeast region, however, there are no much studies about biochemical properties of this species. Here, the pioneering study brings very relevant data to highlight the importance of research with endemic plants of the caatinga. Afterward, the presence of enzymes such as peroxidase, protease, chitinase, beta-1,3-glucanase, and serine (trypsin) and cysteine (papain) protease inhibitors were evaluated. The peroxidase activity was higher in roots than other tissues. The beta-1,3-glucanase and proteolytic activity were prominent in stem and roots. The chitinase activity and protease inhibitor for both classes analyzed were detected in the stem and fruit peel. Antifungal activity against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides showed the root extract has a promising inhibitory activity on this economical important phytopathogenic fungus. After the contact of the hyphae with root extract increase in membrane permeability, based on Propidium Iodide (PI) uptake, and production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were detected, compared to negative control. In addition, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis showed morphological damage on hyphae structure indicating that the treatment debilitates either cell membrane or cell wall leading to the cell death C. gloeosporioides. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Mota, Tarsila R AU - Mota TR AD - Department of Biological Science, State University of Rio Grande do Norte, RN, Brazil. FAU - Linhares, Havila V S AU - Linhares HVS AD - Department of Biological Science, State University of Rio Grande do Norte, RN, Brazil. FAU - Araujo-Filho, Jose H AU - Araujo-Filho JH AD - Department of Biological Science, State University of Rio Grande do Norte, RN, Brazil. FAU - Veras, Daniel M AU - Veras DM AD - Physical Therapy Department, Diocesan College, RN, Brazil. FAU - Costa, Helen P S AU - Costa HPS AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceara, CE, Brazil. FAU - Souza, Carla M P AU - Souza CMP AD - Department of Animal Science, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid Region, RN, Brazil. FAU - Souza, Pedro F N AU - Souza PFN AD - Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceara, CE, Brazil. Electronic address: pedrofilhobio@gmail.com. FAU - Martins, Thiago F AU - Martins TF AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceara, CE, Brazil. Electronic address: thiagofbioq@gmail.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190305 PL - England TA - Microb Pathog JT - Microbial pathogenesis JID - 8606191 RN - 0 (Antifungal Agents) RN - 0 (Enzymes) RN - 0 (Plant Proteins) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) SB - IM MH - Antifungal Agents/isolation & purification/*pharmacology MH - Cactaceae/*chemistry/enzymology MH - Cell Membrane/*drug effects/*pathology MH - Colletotrichum/drug effects/enzymology/*growth & development/ultrastructure MH - Enzymes/analysis MH - Fruit/chemistry/enzymology MH - Hyphae/ultrastructure MH - Microbial Viability/drug effects MH - Microscopy, Electron, Scanning MH - Permeability/drug effects MH - Plant Proteins/isolation & purification/*pharmacology MH - Plant Roots/chemistry/enzymology MH - Plant Stems/chemistry/enzymology MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Antifungal activity OT - Colletotrichum gloeosporioides OT - Enzymatic activity OT - Mandacaru OT - Phytopathogenic fungi OT - Protein extracts EDAT- 2019/03/08 06:00 MHDA- 2019/05/29 06:00 CRDT- 2019/03/08 06:00 PHST- 2019/01/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/02/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/02/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/03/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/05/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/03/08 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0882-4010(19)30024-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.02.033 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Microb Pathog. 2019 May;130:71-80. doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.02.033. Epub 2019 Mar 5.