Plant defensins are small cysteine-rich antimicrobial proteins. Their three-dimensional
structures are similar in that they consist of an α-helix and three anti-parallel β-strands …

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 …

Chemical fungicides have been instrumental in protecting crops from fungal diseases.
However, increasing fungal resistance to many of the single‐site chemical fungicides calls …

Plant defensins are a family of small Cys-rich antifungal proteins that play important roles in
plant defense against invading fungi. Structures of several plant defensins share a Cys …

Defensins are small cysteine-rich endogenous host defense peptides expressed in all
higher plants. They are thought to be important players in the defense arsenal of plants …

MsDef 1 and MtDef 4 from M edicago spp. are small cysteine‐rich defensins with potent
antifungal activity against a broad range of filamentous fungi. Each defensin has a hallmark …

MtDef4 is a 47-amino acid cysteine-rich evolutionary conserved defensin from a model
legume Medicago truncatula. It is an apoplast-localized plant defense protein that inhibits …

Defensins play an important role in plant defense against fungal pathogens. The plant
defensin, MtDef4, inhibits growth of the ascomycete fungi, Neurospora crassa and Fusarium …

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 …

Plant defensins are small, cysteine-rich antimicrobial peptides. These peptides have
previously been shown to primarily inhibit the growth of fungal plant pathogens. Plant …