Plant defensins: Common fold, multiple functions

Fungal Biology Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 121-131

  van der Weerden, Nicole L ^a,b   Anderson, Marilyn A ^a,b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Hexima Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Antimicrobial peptide; Plant defensin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872900113     PISSN: 17494613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2012.08.004     Document Type: Review

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