title: Plant defensins: novel antimicrobial peptides as components of the host defense system.
authors.affiliation: F.A. Janssens Laboratory of Genetics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium.
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Broekaert
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Terras
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Cammue
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Osborn
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D023082:Defensins; D007301:Insect Hormones; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D023082:Defensins; D007301:Insect Hormones; D010940:Plant Proteins; C058181:insect defensin A