Permeabilization of fungal membranes by plant defensins inhibits fungal growth

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 5451-5458

  Thevissen, Karin ^a   Terras, Franky R G ^a,b   Broekaert, Willem F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b CropDesign NV   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION; DEFENSIN; NUCLEIC ACID; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PEPTIDE; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032751756     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.12.5451-5458.1999     Document Type: Article

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