Biotechnological potential of antimicrobial peptides from flowers

Peptides

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1842-1851

  Tavares, Letícia S ^a   Santos, Marcelo de O ^a   Viccini, Lyderson F ^a   Moreira, João S ^a,b   Miller, Robert N G ^b   Franco, Octávio L ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Defensins; Flowers; Plant defense; Snakins

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; LIPID; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; FLOWER; GENE ISOLATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CARRIER PROTEINS; DEFENSINS; FLOWERS; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; PLANT LECTINS; PLANT PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 52249121008     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2008.06.003     Document Type: Review

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