Puroindolines, Pin alleles, hordoindolines and grain softness proteins are sources of bactericidal and fungicidal peptides

Journal of Cereal Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 112-117

  Phillips, Rebecca L ^a   Palombo, Enzo A ^a   Panozzo, Joseph F ^b   Bhave, Mrinal ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Grain hardness; Hordoindolines; Puroindolines

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79551622460     PISSN: 07335210     EISSN: 10959963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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