Purification, Characterization, and Sequencing of Novel Antimicrobial Peptides, Tu-AMP 1 and TU-AMP 2, from Bulbs of Tulip (Tulipa gesneriana L.).

Describes the purification and properties of two novel chitin-binding antimicrobial peptides from Tulipa gesneriana L. using chitin affinity chromatography. Characteristic properties of antimicrobial peptides; Antimicrobial activity of these two antimicrobial peptides against various pathogenic microorganisms; Function of antimicrobial peptides as self-defense against infection by various harmful pathogens.