A review of a promising therapeutic and agronomical alternative: Antimicrobial peptides from Capsicum sp

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 86, 2011, Pages 19918-19928

  Fernando, Moguel Salazar ^a   Ligia, Brito Argáez ^a   Mayra, Díaz Brito ^a   Ignacio, Islas Flores ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agronomical options; Antimicrobial peptides; Capsicum chinense; Capsicum sp; Chili pepper; Therapeutic options

Indexed keywords

POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGRONOMY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL PLANT DISEASE; DEFENSIN GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC PEST CONTROL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEPPER; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT GENE; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GENOME; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN ISOLATION; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM CHINENSE; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; FUNGI;

EID: 84855803156     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJBX11.070     Document Type: Review

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