Astratides : insulin-modulating, insecticidal, and antifungal cysteine-rich peptides from Astragalus membranaceus

• Main Authors: Huang, Jiayi, Wong, Ka Ho, Tay, Stephanie Victoria, Serra, Aida, Sze, Siu Kuan, Tam, James P.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences; Protein-structure; Antimicrobial Peptides
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146970
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Astragalus membranaceus root, Huang Qi in Chinese, is a popular medicinal herb traditionally used to regulate blood glucose. Herein, the identification and characterization of two families of cysteine-rich peptides (CRPs), designated α- and β-astratides, from A. membranaceus roots are reported. Prot...