Plant antimicrobial peptides |
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Authors: | Robert Nawrot Jakub Barylski Grzegorz Nowicki Justyna Broniarczyk Waldemar Buchwald Anna Goździcka-Józefiak |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Molecular Virology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Umultowska 89, 61-614, Poznan, Poland 2. Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants, Kolejowa 2, 62-064, Plewiska, Poland
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Abstract: | Plant antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a component of barrier defense system of plants. They have been isolated from roots, seeds, flowers, stems, and leaves of a wide variety of species and have activities towards phytopathogens, as well as against bacteria pathogenic to humans. Thus, plant AMPs are considered as promising antibiotic compounds with important biotechnological applications. Plant AMPs are grouped into several families and share general features such as positive charge, the presence of disulfide bonds (which stabilize the structure), and the mechanism of action targeting outer membrane structures. |
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