Characterization of a Capsicum chinense seed peptide fraction with broad antibacterial activity

Asian Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 77-87

  Brito Argaez, L ^a   Moguel Salazar, F ^a   Zamudio, F ^b   Gonzalez Estrada, T ^a   Islas Flores, I ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Capsicum chinense; Column chromatography; Habanero pepper; Plant antimicrobial peptides; Seed peptides; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM SP.; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPSICUM CHINENSE; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; RHIZOBIUM; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 70349680953     PISSN: 18159923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajb.2009.77.87     Document Type: Article

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