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Antifungal synergistic combination of enzyme fungicide and non-enzymatic fungicide and use thereof

US5326561A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 15, 1992
Grant dateJul 5, 1994
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12Y302/01058
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Antifungal composition comprising synergistic combination of fungal cell wall degrading enzyme selected from the group consisting of chitinolytic enzymes, glucanolytic enzymes and cellulases and non-enzymatic fungicides selected from the group consisting of sterol synthesis inhibiting fungicides (e.g., flusilazole and miconazole) and thiol group inactivating fungicides which are not specific to fungal cell membranes (e.g., captan) are applied in an antifungal effective amount to fungus to be inhibited or to a locus to be protected from said fungus.

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