High-molecular weight chitosan (CAS No. 9012-76-4; MW: 310,000–375,000 Da) was supplied by Hangzhou Simit Chem. & Tech. Co. (Hangzhou, China). Neutrase
TM 0.8 L enzyme was supplied by Novozymes A/S (Bagsværd, Denmark). Glycerin (CAS No. 56-81-5), vanillic acid 98% (4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid, CAS No. 100-76-5), and ammonium hydroxide, 50%
v/v aq. soln. (CAS No. 1336-21-6) were acquired from Alfa Aesar. 2-Azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane (CAS No. 279-24-3), acetic acid (purum, 80% in H
2O; CAS No. 64-19-7), tryptic soy agar (TSA, CAS No. 91079-40-2), and tryptic soy broth (TSB, CAS No. 8013-01-2) were supplied by Sigma–Aldrich Química (Madrid, Spain).
Potato dextrose agar (PDA) was purchased from Becton Dickinson (Bergen County, NJ, USA). Alkir
® fungicide coadjuvant was purchased from De Sangosse Ibérica (Valencia, Spain).
Commercial fungicides used for comparison purposes, viz. Ortiva
® (azoxystrobin 25%; reg. no. 22000; Syngenta, Basel, Switzerland), Vondozeb
® (mancozeb 75%; reg. no. 18632; UPL Iberia, Barcelona, Spain), and Fosbel
® (fosetyl-Al 80%, reg. no. 25502; Probelte, Murcia, Spain) were kindly provided by the Plant Health and Certification Service (CSCV) of Gobierno de Aragón.
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