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    Fungal pathogen protection in potato by expression of a plant defensin peptide

    Defensins are small cysteine-rich peptides with antimicrobial activity. We demonstrate that the alfalfa antifungal peptide (alfAFP) defensin isolated from seeds of Medicago sativa displays strong activity against...

    Ai-Guo Gao, Salim M. Hakimi, Cindy A. Mittanck, Yonnie Wu in Nature Biotechnology (2000)