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Quantifying the Antifungal Activity of Peptides Against Candida albicans
Published on: January 13, 2023
Plant-derived antifungal proteins and peptides
A J De Lucca1, T E Cleveland, D E Wedge
1Southern Regional Research Center, USDA, New Orleans, LA 70124, USA. adelucca@srrc.ars.usda.gov
Abstract:
Plants produce potent constitutive and induced antifungal compounds to complement the structural barriers to microbial infection. Approximately 250,000-500,000 plant species exist, but only a few of these have been investigated for antimicrobial activity. Nevertheless, a wide spectrum of compound classes have been purified and found to have antifungal properties. The commercial potential of effective plant-produced antifungal compounds remains largely unexplored. This review article presents examples of these compounds and discusses their properties.
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