Abstract
Plants are constantly exposed to a large array of pathogenic organisms and the survival in these conditions demands quick defense responses which include the synthesis of defense peptides and proteins with antimicrobial properties. The main groups of antimicrobial peptides found in plants are thionins, defensins and lipid transfer proteins. They constitute interesting candidates to engineer disease resistance in plants.
Keywords: plant defense, antimicrobial peptides, thionins, defensins, lipid transfer proteins
Protein & Peptide Letters
Title: Plant Defense and Antimicrobial Peptides
Volume: 12 Issue: 1
Author(s): Mariana S. Castro and Wagner Fontes
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Keywords: plant defense, antimicrobial peptides, thionins, defensins, lipid transfer proteins
Abstract: Plants are constantly exposed to a large array of pathogenic organisms and the survival in these conditions demands quick defense responses which include the synthesis of defense peptides and proteins with antimicrobial properties. The main groups of antimicrobial peptides found in plants are thionins, defensins and lipid transfer proteins. They constitute interesting candidates to engineer disease resistance in plants.
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Castro S. Mariana and Fontes Wagner, Plant Defense and Antimicrobial Peptides, Protein & Peptide Letters 2005; 12 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929866053405832
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929866053405832 |
Print ISSN 0929-8665 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5305 |
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