Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.

Hokkaido University

Hanako Shimura

Chikara Masuta

Shinsuke Sano

Takako Fukagawa

Hirokazu Yamada

The present invention provides an anti-plant virus agent which exhibits preventative and therapeutic effects on plant virus diseases. The anti-plant virus agent of the present invention is characterized by containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid derivatives represented by Formula (I) (wherein, Rto Reach independently represents a hydrogen atom, &#x2014;SOH, &#x2014;POH, a glycosyl group, or &#x2014;COR, wherein Rrepresents an unsubstituted or substituted C1-30 alkyl group, or an unsubstituted or substituted C2-30 alkenyl group, with the proviso that Rto Rmay not all be hydrogen atoms at the same time), and salts thereof. 

Anti-plant-virus agent

A compound having inhibitory activity on the binding of a substance &#x3b1; to a PTGS suppressor protein, wherein the substance &#x3b1; has a property of inducing PTGS and a property of binding to the PTGS suppressor protein and shows a decrease in the property of inducing PTGS upon binding to the PTGS suppressor protein.

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Sapporo, Japan

Hanako Shimura