A Chickpea NCR Peptide Suppresses Postharvest Alternaria alternata Infection by Disrupting Fungal Membranes, Mitochondria and Respiration
Alon Shomron, Raviraj Kalunke, James Godwin, Dilip Shah, Noam Alkan · 2026
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Alon Shomron and four co-authors test a chickpea peptide against fungi that rot stored produce. Postharvest rots destroy large shares of fruit and vegetables, and chemical sprays raise resistance and pollution worries. Their 2026 study tries plant peptides from the cysteine-rich NCR family, made by legume root nodules.
Three peptides were screened against four major rot fungi. One, NCR13_PFV2, hit hardest, though against one fungus it mostly paused growth rather than killing. In the model fungus it latched onto cell membranes, punched leaks, and bound certain membrane fats. Inside, it drained the cell's power stations, raised damaging oxygen radicals, and broke storage sacs. Sprayed on wounded bell peppers, it cut lesion growth in step with dose.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Alon Shomron, Raviraj Kalunke, James Godwin, Dilip Shah, Noam Alkan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 73 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |