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Sucra jujuba Chu, 1979 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) is a major insect pest in jujube plantation. In this study, we have sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of S. jujuba. The circular genome was 15,557 bp in length and contained 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), two ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs), and one AT-rich region (GenBank accession no. MZ507574). The nucleotide composition was significantly biased (A, T, C, and G were 41.85%, 39.65%, 10.97%, and 7.53%, respectively) with A + T contents of 81.50%. The Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of the concatenated nucleotide sequences of 13 PCGs from 30 species in the subfamily Ennominae and two outgroup species was performed. The results indicated that S. jujuba was closely related to Amraica recursaria in the subfamily Ennominae.
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In this study, two phenol compounds, magnolol and honokiol, were extracted from Magnolia officinalis and identified by LC-MS, 1H- and 13C-NMR. The magnolol and honokiol were shown to be effective against seven pathogenic fungi, including Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissl, Penicillium expansum (Link) Thom, Alternaria dauci f.sp. solani, Fusarium moniliforme J. Sheld, Fusarium oxysporum Schltdl., Valsa mali Miyabe & G. Yamada, and Rhizoctonia solani J.G. Kühn, with growth inhibition of more than 57%. We also investigated the mechanisms underlying the potential antifungal activity of magnolol and honokiol. The results showed that they inhibited the growth of A. alternata in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, magnolol and honokiol treatment resulted in distorted mycelia and increased the cell membrane permeability of A. alternata, as determined by conductivity measurements. These results suggest that magnolol and honokiol are potential antifungal agents for application against plant fungal diseases.