Degradation of Pisatin by Fungi of the Genus Fusarium

Abstract
Fifteen strains of Fusarium previously shown to degrade flavonoids and isoflavonoids were investigated for pisatin degradation. Fusarium anguioides and Fusarium avenaceum converted the phytoalexin (1) to the nontoxic 3,6a-dihydroxy-8,9-methylenedioxypterocarpan (2).