title: Cicerarin, a novel antifungal peptide from the green chickpea.
abstract: A peptide designated cicerarin, with an N-terminal amino acid sequence VKSTGRADDDLAVKTKYLPP dissimilar from known proteins and peptides and a molecular mass of 8kDa, was isolated from seeds of the green chickpea Cicer arietinum cv green chickpea. Cicerarin was isolated with a procedure that involved ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose, affinity chromatography on Affi-gel blue gel, and gel filtration by fast protein liquid chromatography on Superdex 75. Cicerarin was unadsorbed on DEAE-cellulose and adsorbed on Affi-gel blue gel in 10mM Tris-HCl buffer (pH 7.3). Cicerarin exerted antifungal activity against Botrytis cinerea, Mycosphaerella arachidicola, and Physalospora piricola. The antifungal activity was preserved after exposure to 100 degrees C for 15min.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D029863:Cicer / Q000737:chemistry*; D054303:HIV Reverse Transcriptase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; C483733:Cicerarin; D010455:Peptides; D010940:Plant Proteins; C475601:cicerin protein, Cicer arietinum; D054303:HIV Reverse Transcriptase