A small protein that fights fungi: AFP as a new promising antifungal agent of biotechnological value

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-28

  Meyer, Vera ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antifungal protein; Antifungal treatment; Aspergillus giganteus; Cell wall integrity; Chitin biosynthesis; Pathogenic fungi

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL PROTEIN; ANTIFUNGAL TREATMENT; ASPERGILLUS GIGANTEUS; CELL WALL INTEGRITY; CHITIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PATHOGENIC FUNGI;

AGRICULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTAMINATION; FUNGI; TOXICITY;

PROTEINS;

CHITIN SYNTHASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN AFP; PROTEIN KINASE C; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FUNGUS; MAMMAL; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN; YEAST;

ASPERGILLUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MYCOSES;

ASCOMYCOTA; ASPERGILLUS GIGANTEUS; FUNGI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 38349097003     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-1291-3     Document Type: Short Survey

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