An NADPH-dependent aldehyde reductase (ALR) isolated from a red yeast, Sporobolomyces salmonicolor, catalyzes the reduction of a variety of carbonyl compounds. To investigate its primary structure, we cloned and sequenced the cDNA coding for ALR. The aldehyde reductase gene (ALR) comprises 969 bp and encodes a polypeptide of 35,232 Da. The deduced amino acid sequence showed a high degree of sim...

Twenty-five yeast cultures, mainly of human origin, belonging to four pathogenic yeast species--Candida albicans, Candida krusei, Candida parapsilosis, and Candida tropicalis were tested for their sensitivity to ten basidiomycetous and eleven ascomycetous yeast species isolated from the water and soil environments and from tree leaves. The best killer activity among basidiomycetous species was ...

While much work have been done on Catharan­ thus roseus (Apocynaceae) resulting in the isolation of about 100 alkaloids, there is persistent interest in the plant and new alkaloids continue to be reported. In continuation of our isolation and synthetic studies on the alkaloids of Catharanthus roseus [1 — 15], we have isolated a new alkaloid from the leaves of this plant by a combination of sele...

In a field experiment the susceptibility of yeast-like fungi to selected fungicides with the active ingredients (a.i.) propiconazole, epoxyconazole, kresoxim-methyl, fenpropimorph, carbendazim, prochloraz and flusilazole, was analyzed. The direct effect of the fungicides on the colonies of yeast-like fungi was determined based on antibiograms – the diffusion method. The survival rate of the iso...

One hundred and twenty-one strains of ballistoconidiogenous yeasts were isolated from plant materials collected in Cuc Phuong National Park of Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam. Eighty-five strains selected for the morphology of their ballistoconidia and colony appearances were assigned to four genera: Bullera (39 strains), Kockovaella (5 strains), Sporobolomyces (39 strains) and Tilletiopsis (2 stra...