Characterization of a new defensin from cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.)

Protein and Peptide Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 297-304

  Padovan, Lara ^a   Segat, Ludovica ^a,b   Tossi, Alessandro ^a   Calsa Jr , Tercilio ^c   Ederson, Akio Kido ^c   Brandao, Lucas ^b   Guimarães, Rafael L ^b   Pandolfi, Valesca ^c   Pestana Calsa, Maria Clara ^c   Belarmino, Luís Carlos ^c   Benko Iseppon, Ana Maria ^c   Crovella, Sergio ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Cowpea mosaic virus; Evolution; Plant defensin; Protein function; Vigna unguiculata

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; LEGUME; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOSAIC VIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; COMOVIRUS; DEFENSINS; FABACEAE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

COWPEA MOSAIC VIRUS; PHASEOLEAE; VIGNA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 77949930642     PISSN: 09298665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986610790780350     Document Type: Article

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