Ginkgotides: Proline-rich hevein-like peptides from gymnosperm Ginkgo biloba

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 7, Issue NOVEMBER2016, 2016, Pages

  Wong, Ka H ^a   Tan, Wei Liang ^a   Serra, Aida ^a   Xiao, Tianshu ^a   Sze, Siu Kwan ^a   Yang, Daiwen ^b   Tam, James P ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anti fungal; Cysteine rich peptides; Ginkgo biloba; Hevein; Hevein like peptides; Proline rich

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994403459     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01639     Document Type: Article

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