Antifungal effect and mechanism of magnolol against the Alternaria tenuissima causing leaf blight on Schisandra chinensis
Xiaojie Ding, Chunlei Sun, Jiahui Li, Liting Wu, Zibo Li, Ning Hao, Rujun Zhou · 2026
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Xiaojie Ding and co-authors test a plant compound against a fungal leaf disease of a medicinal plant in a 2026 study. Magnolol, drawn from magnolia bark, was applied to Alternaria tenuissima, the fungus behind leaf blight on Schisandra chinensis. Laboratory assays measured fungal growth across doses, field plots checked disease control, and gene profiling plus enzyme assays probed the mechanism.
Growth inhibition rose with dose and reached above ninety percent at the highest concentration, while field control after two weeks exceeded three quarters. The compound damaged fungal cell membranes and disturbed protective enzyme activity over time. Thousands of genes changed expression, with toxin production, energy generation, and membrane building pathways broadly suppressed. The authors offer the work as a foundation for plant-derived fungicides against this blight.
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| CREATOR | Xiaojie Ding, Chunlei Sun, Jiahui Li, Liting Wu, Zibo Li, Ning Hao, Rujun Zhou |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34501 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |