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Effect of boric acid on the growth and production of β-glucosidase in Paecilomyces variotii


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Ang, Swi See and Salleh, Abu Bakar and Abu Bakar, Fatimah and Yusof, Nor Azah and Zaman, Muhammad Zukhrufuz and Lee, Yook Heng (2011) Effect of boric acid on the growth and production of β-glucosidase in Paecilomyces variotii. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 5 (17). art. no. E083A7412351. pp. 2451-2454. ISSN 1996-0808

Abstract

Boric acid was examined for antifungal activity against several species of fungi. The growth and production of β-glucosidase in several strains of fungi were tested in the media containing various concentrations of boric acid. The results indicated that the growth of Trichoderma strains was reduced with increasing amount of boric acid up to 0.3% (w/v). However, Paecilomyces variotii was able to tolerate boric acid above 0.3% (w/v) by increasing its growth. Trichoderma also showed low production of β-glucosidase as compared to P. variotii. Present study revealed that boric acid works as effective fungicide by inhibiting the production of β-glucosidase and the growth of fungi. This suggests that boric acid might be useful for the treatment of fungal infection caused by P. variotii or Trichoderma strains.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Faculty of Food Science and Technology
Faculty of Science
Institute of Bioscience
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.5897/AJMR11.078
Publisher: Academic Journals
Keywords: Growth; β-glucosidase; Boric acid; Inhibition; Paecilomyces variotii
Depositing User: Nur Farahin Ramli
Date Deposited: 02 Jan 2014 05:17
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2017 09:34
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22292
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