Bárbara Aliende Pires

Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Biologia (IB) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal)
Birthplace: Brazil

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Cacao (Theobroma cacao) is a plant originated in the Amazon basin that has great economic relevance for supplying the raw material for the manufacture of various products, such as chocolate, beverages and cosmetics. However, one of the major causes of losses in its production are fungal diseases, such as the Witch's Broom present in Brazil and whose etiological agent is the fungus basidio…
Investigation of the metabolic alterations of the fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa, causal agent of the Witches' broom disease of cacao, related to the resistence to antifungal agents inhibiting the enzyme oxidase alternative, BP.MS
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The cocoa tree (Theobroma cacao) is a crop of great economic importance, because it provides almonds used for the production of worldwide-appreciated chocolate, which demand grows annually. However, diseases of fungal origin are a major cause of loss in cocoa production. In Brazil, the pathogens of greatest importance are Moniliophthora perniciosa and Ceratocystis cacaofunesta, etiologica…
Identification of new inhibitor molecules of the enzyme alternative oxidase with potential antifungal activity against cocoa pathogens, BP.IC

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