Status of Phytotoxins Isolated from Necrotrophic Fungi Causing Diseases on Grain Legumes

Fungal phytotoxins can be defined as secondary metabolites toxic to host plants and are believed to be involved in the symptoms developed of a number of plant diseases by targeting host cellular machineries or interfering with host immune responses. As any crop, legumes can be affected by a number of fungal diseases, causing severe yield losses worldwide. In this review, we report and discuss the isolation, chemical, and biological characterization of fungal phytotoxins produced by the most important necrotrophic fungi involved in legume diseases. Their possible role in plant-pathogen interaction and structure-toxicity relationship studies have also been reported and discussed. Moreover, multidisciplinary studies on other prominent biological activity conducted on reviewed phytotoxins are described. Finally, we explore the challenges in the identification of new fungal metabolites and their possible applications in future experiments.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Agudo‐Jurado, Francisco J., Reveglia, Pierluigi, Rubiales, Diego, Evidente, Antonio, Barilli, Eleonora
Other Authors:	Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)
Format:	artículo de revisión biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023-03-07
Subjects:	Secondary metabolites, Fungal phytotoxins, Legumes, Necrotrophic fungi,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10261/349818 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85151108094
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