Purification and characterization of an antifungal thaumatin-like protein from Cassia didymobotrya cell culture

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 604-610

  Vitali, A ^a   Pacini, L ^a   Bordi, E ^c   De Mori, P ^c   Pucillo, L ^c   Maras, B ^b   Botta, B ^b   Brancaccio, A ^a   Giardina, B ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Cassia didymobotrya; Plant cell cultures; Salicylic acid; Thaumatin like protein

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; CASSIA DIDYMOBOTRYA; SENNA;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SENNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CASSIA; CELLS, CULTURED; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS;

EID: 33750954916     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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