The antifungal plant defensin HsAFP1 from Heuchera sanguinea induces apoptosis in Candida albicans

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue MAR, 2011, Pages

  Aerts, An M ^a   Bammens, Leen ^a   Govaert, Gilmer ^a   Carmona Gutierrez, Didac ^b   Madeo, Frank ^b   Cammue, Bruno P A ^a   Thevissen, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Candida albicans; Mitochondria; Mode of action; Plant defensin; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052290654     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00047     Document Type: Article

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