| abstract |
The present invention relates to a novel polypeptide having antimicrobial and antifungal activity derived from horsetail scissors, a nucleic acid sequence encoding the same, and a composition for an antibacterial and antifungal agent containing the polypeptide as an active ingredient. The novel polypeptide having antimicrobial and antifungal activity derived from the hairpin scissors according to the present invention can effectively inhibit the growth of microorganisms such as bacteria and pathogenic fungi through the inhibitory activity against chymotrypsin, subtilisin A and protease K , Medicines, detergents, herbicides, coating agents or cosmetics. |