Antimicrobial Peptides from Plants

Antimicrobial Peptides from Plants

Plant antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have evolved differently from AMPs from other life forms. They are generally rich in cysteine residues which form multiple disulfides. In turn, the disulfides cross-braced plant AMPs as cystine-rich peptides to confer them with extraordinary high chemical, thermal...

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Main Authors: James P. Tam, Shujing Wang, Ka H. Wong, Wei Liang Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-11-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
Subjects:
plant antimicrobial peptides
cysteine-rich peptides
cystine knot
thionin
defensin
hevein
knottin
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/8/4/711

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