Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1995; 61(2): 185-186DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-958046 Letters © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York Encelin: A Fungal Growth Inhibitor Myrna Sabanero1 , Leovigildo Quijano2 , Tirso Rios2 , Ruth Trejo3 1Institute de Investigacion en Biologia Experimental, Fac. de Quimica, Universidad de Guanajuato, Apdo. Postal 187, 36000 Guanajuato, GTO. Mexico 2Instituto de Quimica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 04510 Mexico D.F. 3Instituto Tecnologico de Celaya, Apdo. Postal 57 Celaya, Gto. Mexico Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Abstract A known sesquiterpene lactone, encelin, isolated from the Mexican species Montanoa speciosa (Compositae), was assayed for biocidal activity on fungal cells of Mucor rouxii. The results indicate that encelin has a determining action on growth and the morphogenetic process of fungal cells. PDF (233 kb)
