Characterisation, immunolocalisation and antifungal activity of a lipid transfer protein from chili pepper (Capsicum annuum) seeds with novel α-amylase inhibitory properties

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 233-246

  Diz, Mariângela S ^a   Carvalho, Andre O ^a   Ribeiro, Suzanna F F ^a   Da Cunha, Maura ^a   Beltramini, Leila ^b   Rodrigues, Rosana ^a   Nascimento, Viviane V ^a   Machado, Olga L T ^a   Gomes, Valdirene M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CARRIER PROTEIN; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PEPPER; PLANT SEED; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAINING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CAPSICUM; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, REVERSE-PHASE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FUNGI; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEEDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING;

CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; COLLETOTRICHUM; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79958768726     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: 13993054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2011.01464.x     Document Type: Article

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