title: Amino acid sequence and antimicrobial activity of chitin-binding peptides, Pp-AMP 1 and Pp-AMP 2, from Japanese bamboo shoots (Phyllostachys pubescens).
abstract: Two novel chitin-binding peptides, designated Pp-AMP 1 and Pp-AMP 2, which had antimicrobial activity against pathogenic bacteria and fungi, were purified from Japanese bamboo shoots (Phyllostachys pubescens) by a simple procedure based on chitin affinity chromatography. They had the common structural features of the plant defensin family, but they could not be grouped in any type of that family. They showed a high degree of homology to mistletoe toxins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujimura
authors.forename: Mineo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ideguchi
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Kenjiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tadera
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002686:Chitin / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006109:Poaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010455:Peptides; D010940:Plant Proteins; D002686:Chitin