US Patent Number
8227573
Publication Date
7-24-2012
Abstract
The present invention relates to plant proteins produced by a plant's epidermal layer that contribute to the innate pest/disease resistance of the plant (“phylloplanins”), compositions comprising the phylloplanins and methods of using them. In particular the methods relate to inhibiting or preventing microbial, e.g., fungal or bacterial, growth on a subject, organism or surface by administering a phylloplanin. The invention also relates to transformed host cells that produce phylloplanins, and to transgenic plants producing phylloplanins conferring increased resistance to microbial infections/growth.
Assignees
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US)
Application Number
12/149,881
Filing Date
05/09/2008
Recommended Citation
Wagner, George and Sheperd, Ryan, "Utility of Phylloplanins as Antibiotics, Selective Fungicides and for Enhancing Microbial Resistance in Plants" (2012). Plant and Soil Sciences Faculty Patents. 8.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/pss_patents/8
