Gram-positive Actinobacteria from the genus Streptomyces are best known for their
morphological complexity and for their ability to produce numerous bioactive specialized …

Herbicide-resistant weeds are a growing problem worldwide. Thaxtomin phytotoxins are a
group of nitrated diketopiperazines produced by the potato common scab-causing pathogen …

Plants that successfully acclimate to stress can resume growth under stressful conditions.
The grass Brachypodium distachyon can grow a cold‐adaptive morphology during cold …

Maize (Zea mays L.) suspension‐cultured cells with up to 70% less cellulose were obtained
by stepwise habituation to dichlobenil (DCB), a cellulose biosynthesis inhibitor. Cellulose …

The phytotoxin thaxtomin A (TA) is the key pathogenicity factor synthesized by the bacteria
Streptomyces scabiei, the main causal agent of common scab of potato (Solanum …

Cellulose is one of the most abundant biopolymers on Earth. It provides mechanical support
to growing plant cells and important raw materials for paper, textiles and biofuel feedstocks …

Common scab is a potato disease characterized by the formation of scab-like lesions on the
surface of potato tubers. The actinobacterium Streptomyces scabiei is the main causal agent …

The first and facile total synthesis of thaxtomin A and its three stereoisomers has been
achieved. The synthetic approach involves intramolecular nucleophilic cyclization of an …

Mushrooms are a nutritionally rich and sustainably-produced food with a growing global
market. Agaricus bisporus accounts for 11% of the total world mushroom production and it is …

Abstract Background Thaxtomin A (TA) is a phytotoxin produced by plant pathogenic
Streptomyces spp. responsible for potato common scab. TA inhibits cellulose biosynthesis in …