Purification and characterization of a chitinase-like antifungal protein from black turtle bean with stimulatory effect on nitric oxide production by macrophages

An antifungal protein was isolated from black turtle bean, Phaseolus vulgaris cv. ‘Black Turtle’. The purified protein displayed an N-terminal amino acid sequence with 60–80% homology to chitinases. The isolated protein specifically inhibited two species of fungi, namely Fusarium oxysporum and Mycos...

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