Amino Acid-Derived Defense Metabolites from Plants: A Potential Source to Facilitate Novel Antimicrobial Development

    January 2021 in “ Journal of Biological Chemistry ”
    Anutthaman Parthasarathy, Eli J. Borrego, Michael A. Savka … André O. Hudson
    Studysummary This review discusses various amino acid-derived plant defensive compounds and highlights their potential as drug leads due to their potent antimicrobial properties, but reports no new experimental results.
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