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Kester A
Researcher at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
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Citations - 713
Kester A is an academic researcher from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. The author has contributed to research in topics: Peptide sequence & Plant defensin. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 695 citations.
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Small cysteine-rich antifungal proteins from radish: their role in host defense.
Franky R. G. Terras,Kristel Eggermont,Kovaleva,Natasha V. Raikhel,Rupert W. Osborn,Kester A,Rees Sb,Sophie Torrekens,Van Leuven F,Jozef Vanderleyden +9 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that two homologous, 5-kD cysteine-rich proteins designated Raphanus sativus-antifungal protein 1 and Rs-AFP2 are located in the cell wall and occur predominantly in the outer cell layers lining different seed organs, and are preferentially released during seed germination after disruption of the seed coat.