Antibacterial Peptides from Plants : What They Are and How They Probably Work
Joint Authors
del Sarto, Rafael Perseghini
Grossi-de-Sa, Maria Fátima
Barbosa Pelegrini, Patrícia
Franco, Octávio Luiz
Silva, Osmar Nascimento
Source
Biochemistry Research International
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-03-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Plant antibacterial peptides have been isolated from a wide variety of species.
They consist of several protein groups with different features, such as the overall charge of the molecule, the content of disulphide bonds, and structural stability under environmental stress.
Although the three-dimensional structures of several classes of plant peptides are well determined, the mechanism of action of some of these molecules is still not well defined.
However, further studies may provide new evidences for their function on bacterial cell wall.
Therefore, this paper focuses on plant peptides that show activity against plant-pathogenic and human-pathogenic bacteria.
Furthermore, we describe the folding of several peptides and similarities among their three-dimensional structures.
Some hypotheses for their mechanisms of action and attack on the bacterial membrane surface are also proposed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Barbosa Pelegrini, Patrícia& del Sarto, Rafael Perseghini& Silva, Osmar Nascimento& Franco, Octávio Luiz& Grossi-de-Sa, Maria Fátima. 2011. Antibacterial Peptides from Plants : What They Are and How They Probably Work. Biochemistry Research International،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457372
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Barbosa Pelegrini, Patrícia…[et al.]. Antibacterial Peptides from Plants : What They Are and How They Probably Work. Biochemistry Research International No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457372
American Medical Association (AMA)
Barbosa Pelegrini, Patrícia& del Sarto, Rafael Perseghini& Silva, Osmar Nascimento& Franco, Octávio Luiz& Grossi-de-Sa, Maria Fátima. Antibacterial Peptides from Plants : What They Are and How They Probably Work. Biochemistry Research International. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-457372
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-457372