Author(s): Jack Ho Wong, Tzi Bun Ng*, Hexiang Wang, Randy Chi Fai Cheung*, Charlene Cheuk Wing Ng, Xiuyun Ye, Jie Yang, Fang Liu, Chen Ling, Ki Chan, Xiujuan Ye and Wai Yee Chan*
Page: [265 - 276] Pages: 12
* (Excluding Mailing and Handling)
A variety of fungi, plants, and their different tissues are used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to improve health, and some of them are recommended for dietary therapy. Many of these plants and fungi contain antifungal proteins and peptides which suppress spore germination and hyphal growth in phytopathogenic fungi. The aim of this article is to review antifungal proteins produced by medicinal plants and fungi used in Chinese medicine which also possess anticancer and human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) enzyme inhibitory activities.
Keywords: Antifungal proteins, anticancer, anti-HIV-1 enzymes, medicinal fungi, medicinal plants.
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