Discovery and characterization of hevein-like peptides from American ginseng

• Main Author: Shee, Mei Chin
• Other Authors: James P Tam
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143468
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Hevein-Like Peptides (HLPs) are one of the many categories under plant Cysteine-Rich Peptides (CRPs). CRPs possess abundant cysteine and unique multiple disulfide bridges, which confer high thermostable properties. As such, they are touted as potential active ingredients in biotherapeutics. However,...