Antifungal proteins: Targets, mechanisms and prospective applications

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 437-455

  Theis, T ^a   Stahl, U ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antifungal protein; Cell wall; Chitinase; Defensin; Glucanase; Plasma membrane; Ribosome inactivating protein (RIP)

Indexed keywords

CATION; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGUS; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PROTECTION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; VIRUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; CHITIN; CHITINASE; FUNGI; PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 1542373564     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-003-3231-4     Document Type: Review

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