Fungal endophytes in Peperomia obtusifolia and their potential as inhibitors of chickpea fungal pathogens.

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L., Fabaceae) is the second most important legume after common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L., Fabaceae) and third in production among the legumes grains worldwide.

Antibacterial activity of prenylated benzopyrans from (Piperaceae).

is a herbaceous perennial plant native to the Americas reported as a traditional medicine to treat snake bites and as a skin cleanser. The bioassay-guided fractionation of crude extracts from aerial parts of against a panel of clinically important fungi and bacteria, showed that hexane and dichloromethane extracts demonstrated selective bacterial inhibition, allowing the isolation of the known compounds peperobtusin A (), and 3,4-dihydro-5-hydroxy-2,7-dimethyl-8-(3"-methyl-2"-butenyl)-2-(4'-methyl-1',3'-pentadienyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-carboxylic acid () from dichloromethane extract. Compound was active against Gram-positive bacteria including community acquired methicillin-resistant (CA-MRSA) isolates and an vancomycin-resistant strain, with minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of 4 μg/mL (10.

Ascochyta blight: isolation, characterization, and development of a rapid method to detect inhibitors of the chickpea fungal pathogen Ascochyta rabiei.

Ascochyta blight is the major disease attacking chickpea (Cicer arietinum) around the world. Since its first time report of isolation in Argentina in 2012, the pathogen has caused severe economic losses and has acquired a great importance. We report here the isolation of Ascochyta rabiei from infected chickpea beans cultivated in Santa Fe, Argentina; its identification by morphological analysis and molecular biology techniques based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence alignment, its biochemical characterization regarding the capacity to produce proteinase and phospholipase enzymes, and its antifungal susceptibility to common used antifungal agents.

Ficus carica L. (Moraceae): an ancient source of food and health.

Since early in the man history, common fig was appreciated as food and for its medicinal properties. This review explores some aspects about the importance of Ficus carica L., an amazing and ancient source of medicines and food.