... other fungi, including A. alternata IFO6587, could not induce, or weakly induce chitinase activity. The purifiedelicitor was soluble in 75% methanol and showed the chitinase-inducingactivity ... As an index of eli-citor activity, we measured the induction of TBC-1, atobacco class IV chitinase homolog [14]. Interestingly,the activity of this isozyme increased remarkablyfollowing treatment ... signaling pathwaysinduced by AaGlucan seems to be somewhat different from the pathways induced by protein elicitors. SAand MeJA are well-known plant hormones involved in plant defense signaling....