Brassiparin, an antifungal peptide from Brassica parachinensis seeds

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 554-563

  Lin, P ^a   Ng, T B ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Brassica parachinensis; Brassicaceae; Brassiparin protein; Protein isolation and characterization

Indexed keywords

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; CANCER CELLS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DISEASES; FUNGI; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGE; STABILITY;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES; ANTIFUNGALS; BRASSICA; BRASSICA PARACHINENSI; BRASSICACEAE; BRASSIPARIN PROTEIN; ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION; PH STABILITY; PROTEIN CHARACTERIZATION; PROTEIN ISOLATION;

PEPTIDES;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BRASSIPARIN; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DICOTYLEDON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GROWTH RESPONSE; ION EXCHANGE; PEPTIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; TUMOR;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRASSICA; BRASSICA PARACHINENSIS; BREAST CANCER; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CHINESE CABBAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GEL FILTRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; HYPHOMYCETES; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYCELIAL GROWTH; MYCOSPHAERELLA ARACHIDICOLA; NONHUMAN; PH; PLANT SEED; SARS CORONAVIRUS; THERMOSTABILITY; VALSA MALI;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA PARACHINENSIS; BRASSICACEAE; COCHLIOBOLUS HETEROSTROPHUS; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MYCOSPHAERELLA ARACHIDICOLA; VALSA MALI;

EID: 58549102353     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.04025.x     Document Type: Article

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