Schimoler-O'Rourke R, Richardson M, Selitrennikoff C P
Mycologics, Inc., Denver, CO 80262, USA.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2001 May;67(5):2365-6. doi: 10.1128/AEM.67.5.2365-2366.2001.
Zeamatin is a 22-kDa protein isolated from Zea mays that has antifungal activity against human and plant pathogens. Unlike other pathogenesis-related group 5 proteins, zeamatin inhibits insect alpha-amylase and mammalian trypsin activities. It is of clinical significance that zeamatin did not inhibit human alpha-amylase activity and inhibited mammalian trypsin activity only at high molar concentrations.