Discovery and characterization of hevein-like peptides in functional food and medicinal plants

• Main Author: Tay, Stephanie Victoria Choo Gek
• Other Authors: James P Tam
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146624
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Hevein-like peptides (HLPs) are a family of cysteine-rich, structurally compact, plant defense peptides. However, they remain underexplored and poorly understood. The objectives of my thesis consist of two parts. The first part focuses on the discovery of novel HLPs and to examine their structure, b...