URIDYL GLUCOSE PYROPHOSPHORYLASE AS TARGET FOR FUNGICIDES

摘要

The present invention relates to the provision of a polypeptide with the enzymatic activity of a Uridyl glucose pyrophosphorylase as targets for fungicides, the provision of novel nucleic acid sequences encoding a polypeptide with the enzymatic activity of a Uridyl glucose pyrophosphorylase, the provision of functional equivalents of the aforementioned nucleic acid sequences, and use of a polypeptide with the enzymatic activity of a Uridyl glucose pyrophosphorylase encoded by a nucleic acid sequence in a method for identifying antifungal compounds. Furthermore, the invention relates to antifungal compounds identified by the abovementioned method and the use of these compounds as fungicides.