GC-MS analysis of metabolites from blast pathogen infected from foxtail millet

Foxtail millet blast caused by the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe grisea (Anamorph: Pyricularia grisea) is an important and most destructive disease. M. grisea is a ubiquitous plant pathogen with a wide host range. To understand the host-pathogen interaction system, a knowledge about the role of toxins in disease development is paramount. This may helpful in development of a new resistant cultivar screening procedures. The crude toxin extracted from Magnaporthe grisea (TNFxM1) isolate was determined through Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) technique. The main constituents were Glycerol and 1, 6 Dihydroxynaphthalene.