1.C.45.4.2
Defensin-like protein 195, brazzein, of 54 aas; It is a taste-modifying protein, sweet-tasting. It is 2000 sweeter than sucrose on a molar basis (Caldwell et al. 1998). It has a pH-specific antimicrobial activity against bacteria (B. subtilis, E. coli and S. aureus) and the fungus C. albicans (Yount and Yeaman 2004).