Identification of candidates for cyclotide biosynthesis and cyclisation by expressed sequence tag analysis of <it>Oldenlandia affinis</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cyclotides are a family of circular peptides that exhibit a range of biological activities, including anti-bacterial, cytotoxic, anti-HIV activities, and are proposed to function in plant defence. Their high stability has motivated t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-02-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/111 |