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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Main Authors: Suda Jan, Kaas Quentin, McCallum Emily J, Qin Qiaoping, Saska Ivana, Craik David J, Mylne Joshua S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-02-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/111