Paper · 1953 · Journal of General Microbiology

Chemotherapy and Plant Viruses

R. E. F. Matthews

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Abstract

SUMMARY: When the guanine analogue, 5-amino-7-hydroxy-1-v-triazolo (d) pyrimidine (guanazolo), was sprayed on the leaves of tobacco or Nicotiana glutinosa plants it reduced the number of local lesions and delayed or inhibited systemic spread of lucerne mosaic virus. Guanazolo was more effective when applied before inoculation, but had some effect if applied up to about the second day after inoculation. The compound was more effective in solution in 0·1% sodium bicarbonate than in aqueous suspension. With mechanically inoculated plants guanazolo watered on the soil around the plants was less effective than when sprayed on the leaves. Incubated with the virus in vitro the compound did not affect infectivity. In concentrations up to c. 0·005m guanazolo usually caused negligible plant damage, but at higher concentrations produced a slight yellowing and distortion in the younger leaves with general stunting if treatments were prolonged. The virus-inhibitory activity of guanazolo was reversed by adenine, guanine and possibly by hypoxanthine, but not by xanthine, uric acid, theobromine, theophylline, caffeine, uracil or thymine. The triazolo analogue of adenine severely damaged plants and had only slight virus inhibitory activity. The hypoxanthine analogue caused no plant damage. It was less effective than guanazolo in tobacco and N. glutinosa but more effective in reducing the number of local lesions produced in beans. Thiouracil, methyl-thiouracil and propylthiouracil were ineffective against lucerne mosaic virus. Thiouracil caused fairly severe plant damage. Guanazolo had slight or negligible effects on spotted wilt virus in tomato, potato viruses X and Y in potato, and tobacco and pea mosaic virus in peas. Applied as a leaf spray at 0·01m concentration guanazolo delayed or prevented systemic movement of cucumber mosaic virus from mechanically inoculated cucumber leaves, but had no effect when watered on the soil. However, watering the compound on the soil gave some control when the virus was introduced by aphids.

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Claims 20

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Sprayed guanazolo reduced local lesions and delayed or inhibited lucerne mosaic virus spread in tobacco.

Treatment
guanazoloe0
Interactor
lucerne mosaic viruse0pathogen
Outcome
number of local lesionse0
Direction
reducede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“guanazolo), was sprayed on the leaves of tobacco or Nicotiana glutinosa plants it reduced the number of local lesions and delayed or inhibited systemic spread of lucerne mosaic virus”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 83–265 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Sprayed guanazolo reduced local lesions and delayed or inhibited lucerne mosaic virus spread in Nicotiana glutinosa.

Taxon
Nicotiana glutinosaNicotiana glutinosae0
Treatment
guanazoloe0
Interactor
lucerne mosaic viruse0pathogen
Outcome
number of local lesionse0
Direction
reducede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana glutinosa
Nicotiana glutinosa · TaxonUleli · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“guanazolo), was sprayed on the leaves of tobacco or Nicotiana glutinosa plants it reduced the number of local lesions and delayed or inhibited systemic spread of lucerne mosaic virus”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 83–265 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Guanazolo was more effective before inoculation than after it.

Treatment
Guanazoloe0
Outcome
more effectivee0
Direction
more effectivee0
Qualifier
before inoculatione0
Comparator
up to about the second day after inoculatione0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Guanazolo was more effective when applied before inoculation, but had some effect if applied up to about the second day after inoculation”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 267–404 · show in text ↑
e1

“leaves of tobacco”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 114–131 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Guanazolo in sodium bicarbonate solution was more effective than in aqueous suspension.

Treatment
solution in 0·1% sodium bicarbonatee0
Outcome
more effectivee0
Direction
more effectivee0
Comparator
aqueous suspensione0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“The compound was more effective in solution in 0·1% sodium bicarbonate than in aqueous suspension”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 406–503 · show in text ↑
e1

“leaves of tobacco”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 114–131 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Soil watered guanazolo was less effective than a leaf spray on mechanically inoculated plants.

Treatment
guanazolo watered on the soile0
Outcome
less effectivee0
Direction
less effectivee0
Comparator
sprayed on the leavese0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“With mechanically inoculated plants guanazolo watered on the soil around the plants was less effective than when sprayed on the leaves”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 505–639 · show in text ↑
e1

“leaves of tobacco”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 114–131 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Guanazolo did not change viral infectivity after incubation in vitro.

Treatment
the compounde0
Interactor
lucerne mosaic viruse2pathogen
Outcome
infectivitye0
Direction
did not affecte0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Incubated with the virus in vitro the compound did not affect infectivity”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 641–714 · show in text ↑
e1

“leaves of tobacco”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 114–131 · show in text ↑
e2

“systemic spread of lucerne mosaic virus”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 226–265 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Guanazolo at concentrations up to about 0.005m usually caused negligible plant damage.

Treatment
c. 0·005m guanazoloe0
Outcome
plant damagee0
Direction
negligiblee0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“In concentrations up to c. 0·005m guanazolo usually caused negligible plant damage”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 716–798 · show in text ↑
e1

“leaves of tobacco”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 114–131 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Higher concentrations of guanazolo caused slight yellowing and distortion of younger leaves, with stunting under prolonged treatment.

Treatment
higher concentrationse0
Outcome
slight yellowing and distortion in the younger leavese0
Qualifier
if treatments were prolongede0

Not reportedComparatorDirection

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“at higher concentrations produced a slight yellowing and distortion in the younger leaves with general stunting if treatments were prolonged”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 804–944 · show in text ↑
e1

“leaves of tobacco”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 114–131 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Adenine and guanine reversed the virus inhibitory activity of guanazolo.

Treatment
adenine, guaninee0
Outcome
virus-inhibitory activity of guanazoloe0
Direction
reversede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“The virus-inhibitory activity of guanazolo was reversed by adenine, guanine and possibly by hypoxanthine”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 946–1050 · show in text ↑
e1

“leaves of tobacco”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 114–131 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The triazolo analogue of adenine severely damaged plants and had slight antiviral activity.

Treatment
triazolo analogue of adeninee0
Outcome
damaged plantse0
Direction
severelye0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“The triazolo analogue of adenine severely damaged plants and had only slight virus inhibitory activity”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1140–1242 · show in text ↑
e1

“leaves of tobacco”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 114–131 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The hypoxanthine analogue caused no plant damage.

Treatment
hypoxanthine analoguee0
Outcome
plant damagee0
Direction
noe0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“The hypoxanthine analogue caused no plant damage”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1244–1292 · show in text ↑
e1

“leaves of tobacco”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 114–131 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The hypoxanthine analogue was less effective than guanazolo in tobacco.

Treatment
Ite0
Outcome
less effectivee0
Direction
less effectivee0
Comparator
guanazoloe0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“It was less effective than guanazolo in tobacco and N. glutinosa”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1294–1358 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The hypoxanthine analogue was less effective than guanazolo in N. glutinosa.

Taxon
N. glutinosaNicotiana glutinosae0
Treatment
Ite0
Outcome
less effectivee0
Direction
less effectivee0
Comparator
guanazoloe0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana glutinosa
Nicotiana glutinosa · TaxonUleli · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“It was less effective than guanazolo in tobacco and N. glutinosa”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1294–1358 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The hypoxanthine analogue reduced local lesions in beans more effectively than guanazolo.

Taxon
beanse0
Treatment
hypoxanthine analoguee2
Outcome
number of local lesionse0
Direction
reducinge0
Comparator
guanazoloe1

Verbatim

e0

“more effective in reducing the number of local lesions produced in beans”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1363–1435 · show in text ↑
e1

“less effective than guanazolo”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1301–1330 · show in text ↑
e2

“The hypoxanthine analogue”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1244–1269 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Thiouracil, methyl-thiouracil and propylthiouracil were ineffective against lucerne mosaic virus.

Treatment
Thiouracil, methyl-thiouracil and propylthiouracile0
Interactor
lucerne mosaic viruse0pathogen
Outcome
ineffective against lucerne mosaic viruse0
Direction
ineffectivee0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Thiouracil, methyl-thiouracil and propylthiouracil were ineffective against lucerne mosaic virus”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1437–1533 · show in text ↑
e1

“leaves of tobacco”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 114–131 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Thiouracil caused fairly severe plant damage.

Treatment
Thiouracile0
Outcome
plant damagee0
Direction
severee0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum · TaxonJom / Joachim Müllerchen · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Thiouracil caused fairly severe plant damage”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1535–1579 · show in text ↑
e1

“leaves of tobacco”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 114–131 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Guanazolo had slight or negligible effects on spotted wilt virus in tomato.

Treatment
Guanazoloe0
Interactor
spotted wilt viruse0pathogen
Outcome
effects on spotted wilt viruse0
Direction
slight or negligiblee0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Guanazolo had slight or negligible effects on spotted wilt virus in tomato”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1581–1655 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Guanazolo had slight or negligible effects on potato viruses X and Y in potato.

Treatment
Guanazoloe0
Interactor
potato viruses X and Ye0pathogen
Outcome
potato viruses X and Ye0
Direction
slight or negligiblee0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Solanum tuberosum
Solanum tuberosum · TaxonScott Bauer, USDA ARS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Guanazolo had slight or negligible effects on spotted wilt virus in tomato, potato viruses X and Y in potato”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1581–1689 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

A 0.01m guanazolo leaf spray delayed or prevented systemic movement of cucumber mosaic virus in cucumber.

Taxon
cucumberCucumis sativuse0
Treatment
leaf spray at 0·01m concentration guanazoloe0
Interactor
cucumber mosaic viruscucumber mosaic cucumoviruse0pathogen
Outcome
systemic movement of cucumber mosaic viruse0
Direction
delayed or preventede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Cucumis sativus
Cucumis sativus · TaxonH. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
cucumber mosaic cucumovirus
cucumber mosaic cucumovirus · InteractorDieterO · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Applied as a leaf spray at 0·01m concentration guanazolo delayed or prevented systemic movement of cucumber mosaic virus from mechanically inoculated cucumber leaves”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1733–1898 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Soil watered guanazolo gave some control of aphid introduced cucumber mosaic virus.

Taxon
cucumberCucumis sativuse1
Treatment
watering the compound on the soile0
Interactor
cucumber mosaic viruscucumber mosaic cucumoviruse1pathogen
Outcome
some controle0

Not reportedComparatorDirection

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Cucumis sativus
Cucumis sativus · TaxonH. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
cucumber mosaic cucumovirus
cucumber mosaic cucumovirus · InteractorDieterO · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“watering the compound on the soil gave some control when the virus was introduced by aphids”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1953–2044 · show in text ↑
e1

“cucumber mosaic virus from mechanically inoculated cucumber leaves”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1832–1898 · show in text ↑

adenine · molecular: metabolites · Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco)Positive and negative results

3 papers: 2 positive, 1 negative or no effect

2 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
  2. positive
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thiouracil · disease · Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco)Positive and negative results

3 papers: 2 positive, 1 negative or no effect

2 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
  2. positive
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8-azaguanine · disease · Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco)Results agree

2 papers: 2 positive, 0 negative or no effect

1 paper in the same direction as this paper

  1. positive
See all 2 papers →

application · cucumber mosaic cucumovirus · Cucumis sativus (cucumber)Results agree

3 papers: 3 positive, 0 negative or no effect

2 papers in the same direction as this paper

  1. positive
  2. positive
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