Plant Defensins from a Structural Perspective
Plant defensins form a family of proteins with a broad spectrum of protective activities against fungi, bacteria, and insects. Furthermore, some plant defensins have revealed anticancer activity. In general, plant defensins are non-toxic to plant and mammalian cells, and interest in using them for b...
Main Authors: | Valentina Kovaleva, Irina Bukhteeva, Oleg Y. Kit, Irina V. Nesmelova |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
MDPI AG
2020-07-01
|
Series: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/15/5307 |
Similar Items
-
Revealing the Properties of Plant Defensins through Dynamics
by: Fabio C. L. Almeida, et al.
Published: (2013-09-01) -
Antifungal defensins and their role in plant defense
by: Ariane eLacerda, et al.
Published: (2014-04-01) -
Etudes structurales de la défensine AhPDF1 de la plante Arabidopsis halleri impliquée dans la tolérance au zinc
by: Meindre, Fanny
Published: (2013) -
Plant defensin antibacterial mode of action against Pseudomonas species
by: Andrew E. Sathoff, et al.
Published: (2020-06-01) -
Medicinal Potentialities of Plant Defensins: A Review with Applied Perspectives
by: Nida Ishaq, et al.
Published: (2019-02-01)