William Scott Chilton

Works (13)

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2003 article

Xanosporic acid, an intermediate in bacterial degradation of the fungal phototoxin cercosporin

Mitchell, T. K., Alejos-Gonzalez, F., Gracz, H. S., Danehower, D. A., Daub, M. E., & Chilton, W. S. (2003, March 1). Phytochemistry.

By: T. Mitchell n, F. Alejos-Gonzalez n, H. Gracz n, D. Danehower n, M. Daub n & W. Chilton n

author keywords: Xanthomonas campestris pv. zinniae; bacterial detoxification; perylenequinone; phototoxin; xanosporolactone; xanosporic acid
MeSH headings : Benz(a)Anthracenes / chemistry; Benz(a)Anthracenes / isolation & purification; Benz(a)Anthracenes / metabolism; Biodegradation, Environmental; Carboxylic Acids / chemistry; Carboxylic Acids / metabolism; Circular Dichroism; Fungi / chemistry; Lactones / chemistry; Lactones / isolation & purification; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; Oxidation-Reduction; Perylene / analogs & derivatives; Perylene / chemistry; Perylene / metabolism; Stereoisomerism; Xanthomonas campestris / metabolism
topics (OpenAlex): Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies; Protist diversity and phylogeny; Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
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2002 article

Biodegradation of the Polyketide Toxin Cercosporin

Mitchell, T. K., Chilton, W. S., & Daub, M. E. (2002, August 28). Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

By: T. Mitchell*, W. Chilton n & M. Daub n

MeSH headings : Benz(a)Anthracenes / toxicity; Biodegradation, Environmental; Biological Assay; Carboxylic Acids / toxicity; Kinetics; Lactones / toxicity; Perylene / analogs & derivatives; Perylene / metabolism; Phenotype; Pseudomonas / metabolism; Time Factors; Xanthomonas / metabolism
topics (OpenAlex): Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics; Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases; Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
TL;DR: Xanosporic acid and its more stable lactone derivative, xanosporolactone, are nontoxic to cercosporin-sensitive fungi and to plant tissue and are labile in the presence of light. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2002 article

Characterization and Toxicity of Amanita cokeri Extract

Drehmel, D. C., & Chilton, W. S. (2002, February 1). Journal of Chemical Ecology.

By: D. Drehmel n & W. Chilton n

author keywords: Basidiomyces; Amanita; Lepidella; 2-amino-3-cyclopropylbutanoic acid; 2-amino-5-chloro-4-pentenoic acid; Oncopeltus; Cercospora; Agrobacterium; Erwinia; Xanthomonas
MeSH headings : Agrobacterium tumefaciens / drug effects; Amanita / chemistry; Aminobutyrates; Butyrates / chemistry; Butyrates / isolation & purification; Butyrates / toxicity; Fungi / drug effects; Heteroptera / drug effects; Pentanoic Acids / chemistry; Pentanoic Acids / isolation & purification; Pentanoic Acids / toxicity; Toxicity Tests
topics (OpenAlex): Fungal Biology and Applications; Phytochemistry and Bioactivity Studies; Insect Utilization and Effects
TL;DR: The cyclopropyl amino acid is toxic to the fungus Cercospora kikuchii, the arthropod Oncopeltus fasciatus (milk weed bug), and the bacteria Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Erwinia amylovora, and Xanthomonas campestris. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2002 article

Pyrrolnitrin production by Burkholderia cepacia and biocontrol of Rhizoctonia stem rot of poinsettia

Hwang, J., Chilton, W. S., & Benson, D. M. (2002, September 1). Biological Control.

By: J. Hwang n, W. Chilton n & D. Benson n

author keywords: Burkholderia cepacia (Pseudomonas cepacia); Rhizoctonia solani; Euphorbia pulcherrima; poinsettia; biological control; Pyrrolnitrin; antibiosis; pH; polyfoarn rooting cube
topics (OpenAlex): Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity; Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis; Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
TL;DR: Improvement in biocontrol efficacy may be possible by adjusting culture conditions to optimize pyrrolnitrin production, according to Burkholderia cepacia strain 5.5B. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2001 journal article

Cyclopropyl amino acids of Amanita

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 29(8), 853–855.

By: W. Chilton & D. Drehmel

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2001 article

Structure and characterization of the crown gall opines heliopine, vitopine and ridéopine

Chilton, W. S., Petit, A., Chilton, M.-D., & Dessaux, Y. (2001, September 1). Phytochemistry.

By: W. Chilton n, A. Petit*, M. Chilton* & Y. Dessaux *

author keywords: crown gall; Agrobacterium tumefaciens; grapevine strains; opines; rideopine; N-(4 '-aminobutyl)-D-glutamic acid; heliopine; vitopine; N-2-(1 ' R-carboxyethyl)-L-glutamine
MeSH headings : Agrobacterium tumefaciens / pathogenicity; Glutamine / analogs & derivatives; Glutamine / chemistry; Glutamine / pharmacology; Helianthus / microbiology; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods; Molecular Conformation; Molecular Structure; Plant Diseases / microbiology; Plant Tumors / chemically induced; Plant Tumors / microbiology; Plasmids; Vitis / microbiology; Vitis / physiology
topics (OpenAlex): Polyamine Metabolism and Applications; Plant tissue culture and regeneration; Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications
TL;DR: The crown gall opines heliopine from tumors induced by octopine type Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains A6, A136(pTiB6-806), E9, A652 and 1590-1 and vitopine from tumor induced by grapevine strains S4 and T2 are identical to synthetic N2-(1'R-carboxyethyl)-L-glutamine. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2000 article

Isobutylamide numbing agents of toothache grass, Ctenium aromaticum

Gamboa-Leon, R., & Chilton, W. S. (2000, December 1). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology.

By: R. Gamboa-Leon  n & W. Chilton n

author keywords: Ctenium aromaticum Panz. (Poaceae); toothache grass; numbing agents; pellitorine; isoaffinin; isobulylamides
topics (OpenAlex): Chemical synthesis and alkaloids; Plant and fungal interactions; Plant chemical constituents analysis
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1998 article

The Cryptic Plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens Cointegrates with the Ti Plasmid and Cooperates for Opine Degradation

Vaudequin-Dransart, V., Petit, A., Chilton, W. S., & Dessaux, Y. (1998, July 1). Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions.

By: V. Vaudequin-Dransart, A. Petit, W. Chilton* & Y. Dessaux

author keywords: A-rhizogenes; conjugation; Ri plasmids
topics (OpenAlex): Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism; Plant tissue culture and regeneration; Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
TL;DR: A screening of physiological traits additionally revealed that this plasmid allows utilization of octopine as sole n... that also encodes dfg degradation. (via Semantic Scholar)
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1997 article

A deletion in an indole synthase gene is responsible for the DIMBOA-deficient phenotype ofbxbx maize

Melanson, D., Chilton, M.-D., Masters-Moore, D., & Chilton, W. S. (1997, November 25). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

By: D. Melanson n, M. Chilton n, D. Masters-Moore n & W. Chilton n

MeSH headings : Benzoxazines; Chromosome Mapping; Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; Kinetics; Mutation; Oxazines; Phenotype; Tryptophan / biosynthesis; Tryptophan Synthase / genetics; Zea mays / enzymology; Zea mays / genetics
topics (OpenAlex): Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions; Biochemical and biochemical processes; Plant and fungal interactions
TL;DR: It is shown that feeding indole to bxbx seedlings restores their ability to synthesize DIMBOA, and it is proposed that the maize enzyme initially named tryptophan synthase alpha in fact is a DIM BOA biosynthetic enzyme, and this work proposes that it be renamed indole synthase. (via Semantic Scholar)
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1997 journal article

Detection of activity responsible for induction of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens virulence genes in bacteriological agar

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 63(11), 4578–4580.

By: I. Loubens, W. Chilton & P. Dion

Source: NC State University Libraries
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1997 journal article

Diversity of opines and opine-catabolizing bacteria isolated from naturally occurring crown gall tumors

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 63(1), 201–207.

By: L. Moore, W. Chilton & M. Canfield

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1996 journal article

The potential for manipulating inherent chemical defenses in plants: DIMBOA in maize

Revista Latinoamericana De Qui?Mica, 24(3), 223.

By: W. Chilton

Source: NC State University Libraries
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1995 article

The chrysopine family of amadori-type crown gall opines

Chilton, W. S., Stomp, A. M., Beringue, V., Bouzar, H., Vaudequin-Dransart, V., Petit, A., & Dessaux, Y. (1995, October 1). Phytochemistry.

By: W. Chilton n, A. Stomp n, V. Beringue n, H. Bouzar*, V. Vaudequin-Dransart*, A. Petit*, Y. Dessaux*

author keywords: CROWN GALL; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; OPINES; AMADORI REACTION; CHRYSOPINE; N-ALPHA-(1'-DEOXY-D-FRUCTOPYRANOS-1'-YL)-L-GLUTAMINE-DELTA-LACTONE; N-ALPHA-(1'-DEOXY-D-FRUCTOS-1'-YL)-L-GLUTAMINE; N-(1'-DEOXY-D-FRUCTOS-1'-YL)-5-OXO-L-PROLINE
topics (OpenAlex): Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions; Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis; Phytochemical Studies and Bioactivities
TL;DR: Crown gall tumours induced by four groups of Agrobacterium tumefaciens isolates were found to contain mannityl opine-related metabolites derived from condensation of glucose with glutamine followed by Amadori rearrangement. (via Semantic Scholar)
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