UniProt functional annotation for Q7M1F3

UniProt code: Q7M1F3.

Organism: Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse chestnut).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Sapindales; Sapindaceae; Hippocastanoideae; Hippocastaneae; Aesculus.
 
Function: Possesses antimicrobial activity sensitive to inorganic cations. Binds specifically to the fungal plasma membrane. Has no inhibitory effect on insect gut alpha-amylase. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10656585, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7628617}.
 
Subcellular location: Secreted {ECO:0000250}.
Similarity: Belongs to the DEFL family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.