How Does the Sweet Violet (Viola odorata L.) Fight Pathogens and Pests – Cyclotides as a Comprehensive Plant Host Defense System

How Does the Sweet Violet (Viola odorata L.) Fight Pathogens and Pests – Cyclotides as a Comprehensive Plant Host Defense System

Cyclotides are cyclic plant polypeptides of 27–37 amino acid residues. They have been extensively studied in bioengineering and drug development contexts. However, less is known about the relevance of cyclotides for the plants producing them. The anti-insect larvae effects of kB1 and antibacterial a...

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Main Authors: Blazej Slazak, Małgorzata Kapusta, Adam A. Strömstedt, Aneta Słomka, Marta Krychowiak, Mohammadreza Shariatgorji, Per E. Andrén, Jerzy Bohdanowicz, Elżbieta Kuta, Ulf Göransson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
cyclotides
plant host defense
Violaceae
antimicrobial peptide
antifungal defense
MALDI-MSI
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.01296/full

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