title: Isolation and characterisation of plant defensins from seeds of Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Hippocastanaceae and Saxifragaceae.
abstract: From seeds of Aesculus hippocastanum, Clitoria ternatea, Dahlia merckii and Heuchera sanguinea five antifungal proteins were isolated and shown to be homologous to plant defensins previously characterised from radish seeds and gamma-thionins from Poaceae seeds. Based on the spectrum of their antimicrobial activity and the morphological distortions they induce on fungi the peptides can be divided into two classes. The peptides did not inhibit any of three different alpha-amylases.
authors.affiliation: Zeneca Agrochemicals, Bracknell, Berks, UK.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Osborn
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: De Samblanx
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thevissen
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Goderis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Torrekens
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Van Leuven
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Attenborough
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Rees
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Broekaert
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D008274:Magnesium / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017421:Sequence Analysis; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000187:drug effects; D013696:Temperature; D000516:alpha-Amylases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D010940:Plant Proteins; D000516:alpha-Amylases; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium