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The crystal structure of the antifungal protein zeamatin, a member of the thaumatin-like, PR-5 protein family

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The crystal structure of zeamatin, and comparisons within the family, suggest most PR-5 proteins have an electrostatically polarized surface which may be responsible for antifungal activity.

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Batalia, M., Monzingo, A., Ernst, S. et al. The crystal structure of the antifungal protein zeamatin, a member of the thaumatin-like, PR-5 protein family. Nat Struct Mol Biol 3, 19–22 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0196-19

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