%0 Journal Article %T Purification and Characterization of a CkTLP Protein from Cynanchum komarovii Seeds that Confers Antifungal Activity %A Qinghua Wang %A Fuguang Li %A Xue Zhang %A Yongan Zhang %A Yuxia Hou %A Shengrui Zhang %A Zhixia Wu %J PLOS ONE %D 2012 %I Public Library of Science (PLoS) %R 10.1371/journal.pone.0016930 %X Cynanchum komarovii Al Iljinski is a desert plant that has been used as analgesic, anthelminthic and antidiarrheal, but also as a herbal medicine to treat cholecystitis in people. We have found that the protein extractions from C. komarovii seeds have strong antifungal activity. There is strong interest to develop protein medication and antifungal pesticides from C. komarovii for pharmacological or other uses. %U http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0016930