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Table 3 Alamethicin resistance of cells treated with different cell wall degrading enzymes or enzyme modules.

From: Trichoderma viride cellulase induces resistance to the antibiotic pore-forming peptide alamethicin associated with changes in the plasma membrane lipid composition of tobacco BY-2 cells

Enzyme

Source species

Resistance (%)

Cellulase (Yakult)

T. viride

76 ± 12

Cellulase (Serva)

T. viride

75 ± 9

Celluclast

T. reesei

18 ± 5

TrCel7Bcor module

T. reesei

22 ± 3

TrMan5A module

T. reesei

19 ± 2

  1. Resistance was measured as per cent of respiration rate remaining after 10 min incubation with 20 µg ml-1 alamethicin compared to the initial rate. Average of two independent experiments are shown with error bars representing SD.
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BMC Plant Biology

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