Purification and characterization of a CkTLP protein from Cynanchum komarovii seeds that confers antifungal activity.

BACKGROUND: Cynanchum komarovii Al Iljinski is a desert plant that has been used as analgesic, anthelminthic and antidiarrheal, but also as a herbal medicine to treat cholecystitis in people. We have found that the protein extractions from C. komarovii seeds have strong antifungal activity. There is...

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Main Authors: Qinghua Wang, Fuguang Li, Xue Zhang, Yongan Zhang, Yuxia Hou, Shengrui Zhang, Zhixia Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3043079?pdf=render