An antifungal lipopeptide iturin A with strong activity against Fusarium oxysporum was produced by honey isolated strain Bacillus amyloliquefaciens BH072. For large-scale biocontrol application , the antifungal effect was deeply demonstrated by structure and mode of action. Cyclic structure and second structure were determined based on situ acid hydrolysis and Fourier Transformed-Infra Red (FT-IR) Spectra analysis. Structure of α -helix was predicted which might be associated with activity . Afterwards, antifungal mechanism of iturin A on F. oxysporum were investigated from fungal cell wall to the plasma membrane and finally to intracellular proteins by morphological , activity of alkaline phosphatase (AKP), conductivity, Malondialdehyde (MDA) and SDS-PAGE detection. Antifungal damage appears on not only the spore germination and mycelium growth of F. oxysporum , but also the leakage of cellular proteins. Moreover , growth of F. oxysporum could be inhibited in the presence of iturin A at a MIC of 2.5 mg/mL. Considered with its high production in previous work, B. amyloliquefaciens strain BH072 and iturin A might be a promising candidate for biocontrol.
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