The chitin-binding capability of Cy-AMP1 from cycad is essential to antifungal activity

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 492-497

  Yokoyama, Seiya ^a   Iida, Yuto ^a   Kawasaki, Yousuke ^a   Minami, Yuji ^a   Watanabe, Keiichi ^b   Yagi, Fumio ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Antimicrobial activity; Antimicrobial peptide; CD spectrum; Chitin binding capability; Cycad; pGEX 4T1 vector

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CHITIN; DEFENSIN; HEVEIN; KNOTTIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLAVIBACTER MICHIGANENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCAS; CYCAS REVOLUTA; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GEOTRICHUM CANDIDUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHITIN; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CYCAS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FUNGI; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PEPTIDES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEEDS;

CYCADOPSIDA; CYCAS REVOLUTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 67849130752     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: 10991387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.1147     Document Type: Article

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