Plant cystatins (or phytocystatins) comprise a large superfamily of natural bioactive small
proteins that typically act as protein inhibitors of papain-like cysteine proteases. In this …

Phytocystatin, a type of protease inhibitor (PI), plays major roles in plant defense
mechanisms and has been reported to show antipathogenic properties and plant stress …

It is well known that fruit nuts contain wide variety of flavonoids and various proteins,
consumption of which has been associated with the reduced risk of chronic diseases …

Main conclusion A new Piper nigrum cysteine proteinase inhibitor, PnCPI, belonging to
group I of phytocystatins, with inhibitory activity against papain and growth of Fusarium …

Phytocystatins belong to the family of cysteine proteinases inhibitors. They are ubiquitously
found in plants and carry out various significant physiological functions. These plant derived …

Phytocystatins are a family of plant cysteine-protease inhibitors of great interest due to their
biotechnological application in culture improvement. It was shown that their expression in …

Phytocystatins or plant cystatins belong to a group of thiol protease inhibitors present
ubiquitously in living system. They play a crucial role in cellular protein turnover thereby …

Phytocystatins are cysteine proteinase inhibitors present in plants. They play crucial role in
maintaining protease-anti protease balance and are involved in various endogenous …

This study describes the isolation and purification of a phytocystatin from seeds of Brassica
juncea (Indian mustard; cultivar RoAgro 5444), which is an important oilseed crop both …

Phytocystatins are cysteine proteinase inhibitors ubiquitously present in plants and animals.
They are known to carry out various significant physiological functions and also maintain the …