Specific binding sites for an antifungal plant defensin from dahlia (Dahlia merckii) on fungal cells are required for antifungal activity

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 54-61

  Thevissen, Karin ^a   Osborn, Rupert W ^b   Acland, David P ^b   Broekaert, Willem F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b JEALOTT S HILL RESEARCH STATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; BINDING SITE; CELL MEMBRANE; FUNGAL MUTANT; FUNGUS CELL; ISOTOPE LABELING; MICROSOME; PLANT DEFENSIN; PROTEIN BINDING; SULFUR 35; WILD RELATIVE;

ANIMALIA; DAHLIA; DAHLIA MERCKII; FUNGI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PROTOFUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0033981958     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.2000.13.1.54     Document Type: Article

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