Prokaryotic expression of a constitutively expressed Tephrosia villosa defensin and its potent antifungal activity

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1023-1032

  Vijayan, S ^a   Guruprasad, Lalitha ^a   Kirti, P B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Arabidopsis root growth inhibition; Constitutive expression; Prokaryotic expression; Tephrosia villosa; TvD1

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; POLYPEPTIDES;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARABIDOPSIS ROOT GROWTH INHIBITION; CONSTITUTIVE EXPRESSION; PROKARYOTIC EXPRESSION; TEPHROSIA VILLOSA; TVD1;

AMINES;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE; DEFENSIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; RECOMBINANT HORMONE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOPESTICIDE; FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; HERB; INHIBITION; PEPTIDE; PROKARYOTE; ROOTING;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; PROKARYOTIC CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; ROOT HAIR; SEEDLING; TEPHROSIA; TEPHROSIA VILLOSA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARABIDOPSIS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DEFENSINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; PLANT ROOTS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TEPHROSIA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA; TEPHROSIA VILLOSA;

EID: 53249121477     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1648-2     Document Type: Article

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