Production of Biologically Active Cecropin A Peptide in Rice Seed Oil Bodies.

Cecropin A is a natural antimicrobial peptide that exhibits fast and potent activity against a broad spectrum of pathogens and neoplastic cells, and that has important biotechnological applications. However, cecropin A exploitation, as for other antimicrobial peptides, is limited by their production...

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Main Authors: Laura Montesinos, Mireia Bundó, Esther Izquierdo, Sonia Campo, Esther Badosa, Michel Rossignol, Emilio Montesinos, Blanca San Segundo, María Coca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4711921?pdf=render