Isolation of Rhizobium meliloti nod Gene Inducers from Alfalfa Rhizosphere Soil

AUTOR(ES)

León-Barrios, Milagros

RESUMO

Methanolic extracts of alfalfa rhizosphere soil induce more nod gene transcription in Rhizobium meliloti than extracts of nonrhizosphere soil. Six peaks of nod-inducing activity were separated by high-performance liquid chromatography from rhizosphere soil extract, and one compound was identified by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, and UV-visible spectra as a formononetin-7-O-glycoside that activates both NodD1 and NodD2 proteins. The unanticipated presence of a glycoside in rhizosphere soil suggests either that large amounts of the glycoside were exuded by roots or that some glycosides are unexpectedly stable in soil.

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