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Mr. Onitsuka's (2023 Master) research results were published as an advanced online publication in J. Pestic. Sci., an English journal of the Pesticide Science Society of Japan. We screened inhibitors of the α-galactosidase OmAGAL2, which is involved in carbohydrate metabolism required for the germination of the root-parasitic weed Orobanche minor. We showed that the selected compounds inhibited radicle growth during the germination process of the root-parasitic weed.

Assessing α-galactosidase OmAGAL2 inhibitors and their impact on germination and sugar profiles in Orobanche minor

Masahiro Onitsuka, Takatoshi Wakabayashi, Takumi Ogawa, Yukihiro Sugimoto, Daisaku Ohta, Atsushi Okazawa*

Journal of Pesticide Science (2025) doi: 10.1584/jepestics.D25-005

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpestics/advpub/0/advpub_D25-005/_article/-char/ja