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ArticleScientific reports2017

Encrypted Antimicrobial Peptides from Plant Proteins.

M H S Ramada, G D Brand, F Y Abrão, M Oliveira, J L Cardozo Filho, R Galbieri, K P Gramacho, M V Prates, C Bloch

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

M H S RamadaLaboratório de Espectrometria de Massa, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, 70770-917, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
G D BrandLaboratório de Síntese e Análise de Biomoléculas, Instituto de Química, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
F Y AbrãoFaculdade de Farmácia, FacUnicamps, 74535-280, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
M OliveiraFaculdade de Farmácia, FacUnicamps, 74535-280, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
J L Cardozo FilhoLaboratório de Espectrometria de Massa, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, 70770-917, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
R GalbieriDepartamento de Fitopatologia, Instituto Mato-Grossense do Algodão, 78850-000, Primavera do Leste, MT, Brazil.
K P GramachoLaboratório de Fitopatologia Molecular, Centro de Pesquisa do Cacau, 45600-970, Itabuna, BA, Brazil.
M V PratesLaboratório de Espectrometria de Massa, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, 70770-917, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
C BlochLaboratório de Espectrometria de Massa, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, 70770-917, Brasília, DF, Brazil. carlos.bloch@embrapa.br.
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation · BRFundação de Apoio a Pesquisa do Estado de Goiás · BRUniversidade de Brasília · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Examples of bioactive peptides derived from internal sequences of proteins are known for decades. The great majority of these findings appear to be fortuitous rather than the result of a deliberate and methodological-based enterprise. In the present work, we describe the identification and the biological activities of novel antimicrobial peptides unveiled as internal fragments of various plant proteins founded on our hypothesis-driven search strategy. All putative encrypted antimicrobial peptides were selected based upon their physicochemical properties that were iteratively selected by an in-house computer program named Kamal. The selected peptides were chemically synthesized and evaluated for their interaction with model membranes. Sixteen of these peptides showed antimicrobial activity against human and/or plant pathogens, some with a wide spectrum of activity presenting similar or superior inhibition efficacy when compared to classical antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). These original and previously unforeseen molecules constitute a broader and undisputable set of evidences produced by our group that illustrate how the intragenic concept is a workable reality and should be carefully explored not only for microbicidal agents but also for many other biological functions.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPlant ProteinsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesPlant Proteins

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