Affiliation:
1. Laboratoire de Biochimie et Génétique des Microorganismes, Université de Poitiers, France.
Abstract
The effects of fenpropimorph on sterol biosynthesis and growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae were examined to pinpoint the mode of action of fungicides that inhibit ergosterol biosynthesis. Taking advantage of sterol auxotrophy and sterol permeability in mutant strains, we show that growth inhibition is strongly correlated with inhibition of sterol biosynthesis. We confirm that in vivo and at low concentrations, fenpropimorph inhibits delta 8----delta 7-sterol isomerase, and in addition, when it is used at higher concentrations, it inhibits delta 14-sterol reductase. We show also that the fungistatic effect of fenpropimorph is not due to the accumulation of abnormal sterols in treated cells but is linked to the specific inhibition of ergosterol biosynthesis, leading to the arrest of cell proliferation in the unbudded G1 phase of the cell cycle.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Pharmacology (medical),Pharmacology
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