Diaporthe species have been shown to transform the infection-inhibiting factors (+)-catechin and (−)-epicatechin into the 3,4-cis-dihydroxyflavan derivatives.[1]
Some species, like Diaporthe toxica, produce secondary metabolites that result in toxicoses of animals such as lupinosis of sheep.[2]
^Aumentado, H.D., Balendres, M.A. Novel species and new records of Diaporthe causing eggplant leaf and fruit blight in the Philippines. Mycol Progress 23, 23 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-024-01957-1
