Plant antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a component of barrier defense system of plants.
They have been isolated from roots, seeds, flowers, stems, and leaves of a wide variety of …

Plant defensins are an extensive family of small cysteine rich proteins characterised by a
conserved cysteine stabilised alpha beta protein fold which resembles the structure of insect …

Antimicrobial peptides are a vital component of the innate immune system of all eukaryotic
organisms and many of these peptides have potent antifungal activity. They have potential …

Plant defensins are small, cysteine-rich peptides that possess biological activity towards a
broad range of organisms. Their activity is primarily directed against fungi, but bactericidal …

The incidence of invasive fungal infections is increasing worldwide, resulting in more than
1.6 million deaths every year. Due to growing antifungal drug resistance and the limited …

Most antifungal peptides (AFPs), if not all, have membrane activity, while some also have
alternative targets. Fungal membranes share many characteristics with mammalian …

Mycoses are accountable for millions of infections yearly worldwide. Invasive candidiasis is
the most usual, presenting a high morbidity and mortality. Candida albicans remains the …

Plant defensins represent a large class of structurally similar peptides found throughout the
plant kingdom. Despite a conserved cysteine spacing pattern and three-dimensional …

Recent estimates suggest that> 300 million people are afflicted by serious fungal infections
worldwide. Current antifungal drugs are static and toxic and/or have a narrow spectrum of …

Over the last years, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been the focus of intense research
toward the finding of a viable alternative to current antifungal drugs. Defensins are one of the …