Plant-derived antifungal proteins and peptides
- 1 December 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Microbiology
- Vol. 51 (12) , 1001-1014
- https://doi.org/10.1139/w05-063
Abstract
Plants produce potent constitutive and induced antifungal compounds to complement the structural barriers to microbial infection. Approximately 250,000-500,000 plant species exist, but only a few of these have been investigated for antimicrobial activity. Nevertheless, a wide spectrum of compound classes have been purified and found to have antifungal properties. The commercial potential of effective plant-produced antifungal compounds remains largely unexplored. This review article presents examples of these compounds and discusses their properties.Keywords
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