Isolation, characterization and cloning of a cDNA encoding a new antifungal defensin from Phaseolus vulgaris L. seeds

Peptides

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2090-2100

  Games, Patrícia D ^a   dos Santos, Izabela S ^a   Mello, Érica O ^a   Diz, Mariângela S S ^a   Carvalho, André O ^a   de Souza Filho, Gonçalo A ^a   Da Cunha, Maura ^a   Vasconcelos, Ilka M ^b   Ferreira, Beatriz dos S ^a   Gomes, Valdirene M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Molecular cloning; Pathogenic yeasts; Phylogenetic analysis; Phytopathogenic fungi; Plant defensin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DEFENSIN; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DNA ISOLATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DEFENSINS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHASEOLUS; PHYLOGENY; SEEDS; YEASTS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CICER ARIETINUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM LATERITIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; KLUYVEROMYCES; PACHYRHIZUS EROSUS; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PICHIA GUILLIERMONDII; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 55949090232     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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