Factors affecting production and stability of the AcAFP antifungal peptide secreted by Aspergillus clavatus

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 535-543

  Skouri Gargouri, Houda ^a   Jellouli Chaker, Neila ^a   Gargouri, Ali ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Aspergillus clavatus; Carbon sources; Salt effect; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; ANTI-FUNGAL; ANTI-FUNGAL ACTIVITY; CARBON SOURCE; DIVALENT CATION; FILAMENTOUS FUNGI; HIGH IONIC STRENGTH; PH RANGE; SALT EFFECT; SOLE CARBON SOURCE;

CALCIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCEROL; IONIC STRENGTH; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; PEPTIDES; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

PH;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CALCIUM ION; CYSTEINE RICH ANTIFUNGAL PEPTIDE; FERROUS ION; MANGANESE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBON; FUNGUS; PATHOTYPE; PEPTIDE; PH; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CLAVATUS; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; IONIC STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS; CATIONS, DIVALENT; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUSARIUM; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

ASPERGILLUS CLAVATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 77249149884     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-2279-y     Document Type: Article

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