... anti-papain activity, inhibitory patterns and anti-fungal activity Based on a comparative study of group-1 (Nt peptide) and group-2 (FL peptide), we discuss the inhibitory mechanism of group-2 phytocystatins ... Although antifungal activity of phytocystatins from taro, strawberry and chestnut has been reported previously [7,9,17], the mechanism of inhibitory activity of phytocystatins against phytopathogenic ... difference between group-1 and group-2 phytocystatins, and to examine the importance of the extended C-terminal region (Ct peptide of tarocystatin) with respect to interaction with anti-papain activity...