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Plant antimicrobial peptides: structures, functions, and applications

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Li, Junpeng, Hu, Shuping, Jian, Wei, Xie, Chengjian, Yang, Xingyong·2021·Botanical Studies
DOI 10.1186/s40529-021-00312-x
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a class of short, usually positively charged polypeptides that exist in humans, animals, and plants. Considering the increasing number of drug-resistant pathogens, the antimicrobial activity of AMPs has attracted much attention. AMPs with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity against many gram-positive bacteria, gram-negative bacteria, and fungi are an important defensive barrier against pathogens for many organisms. With continuing research, many other physiological functions of plant AMPs have been found in addition to their antimicrobial roles, such as regulating plant growth and development and treating many diseases with high efficacy. The potential applicability of plant AMPs in agricultural production, as food additives and disease treatments, has garnered much interest. This review focuses on the types of plant AMPs, their mechanisms of action, the parameters affecting the antimicrobial activities of AMPs, and their potential applications in agricultural production, the food industry, breeding industry, and medical field.

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Authors
Li, J., Hu, S., Jian, W., Xie, C., & Yang, X.
Venue
Botanical Studies
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2021-04-29
Volume
62
Issue
1
Pages
5-5
ISSN
  • 0006-8063 (ISSN-L)
  • 1999-3110
DOI
10.1186/s40529-021-00312-x
OpenAlex
W3158575257
Cited by
312
References
135
FWCI
25.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
gold
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Funders
  • the Basic Research and Frontier Exploration Foundation of Chongqing (cstc2017jcyjBX0078, cstc2018jcyjAX0707, cstc2017jcyjA0573)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (32001845)

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