| Literature DB >> 25971197 |
Juan Yan1, Su-Su Yuan, Luan-Luan Jiang, Xiu-Juan Ye, Tzi Bun Ng, Zu-Jian Wu.
Abstract
Fungi are far more complex organisms than viruses or bacteria and can develop numerous diseases in plants that cause loss of a substantial portion of the crop every year. Plants have developed various mechanisms to defend themselves against these fungi which include the production of low-molecular-weight secondary metabolites and proteins and peptides with antifungal activity. In this review, families of plant antifungal proteins (AFPs) including defensins, lectins, and several others will be summarized. Moreover, the application of AFPs in agriculture will also be analyzed.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25971197 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6654-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Microbiol Biotechnol ISSN: 0175-7598 Impact factor: 4.813