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 …

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 …

Plant defensins form a family of proteins with a broad spectrum of protective activities
against fungi, bacteria, and insects. Furthermore, some plant defensins have revealed …

There is an ongoing need for effective and targeted cancer treatments that can overcome the
detrimental side effects presented by current treatment options. One class of novel …

Plant defensins are small, cationic peptides with a highly conserved 3D structure. They have
been studied extensively in the past decades. Various biological activities have been …

Pathogenic microbes are developing resistance to established antibiotics, making the
development of novel antimicrobial molecules paramount. One major resource for discovery …

Defensins are cationic antimicrobial peptides expressed throughout the plant and animal
kingdoms as a first line of defense against pathogens. Membrane targeting and disruption is …

Plant defensins are a large family of small cationic proteins with diverse functions and
mechanisms of action, most of which assert antifungal activity against a broad spectrum of …

Onychomycosis, or fungal nail infection, causes not only pain and discomfort but can also
have psychological and social consequences for the patient. Treatment of onychomycosis is …

The membrane interaction characteristics of five antifungal plant defensin peptides: NaD1,
and the related HXP4 and L5, as well as NaD2 and the related ZmD32 were studied. These …