Activity and Export of Engineered Nisin-(1-22) Analogs

The pentacyclic peptide antibiotic nisin, produced by Lactococcus lactis is ubiquitously applied as a food preservative. We previously demonstrated that the truncated nisin-(1-22) has only 10-fold lower activity than nisin. Here we aimed at further developing this tricyclic nisin analog to reach act...

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Main Authors: Rick Rink, Gert N. Moll, Annechien Plat, Anneke Kuipers, Jacobien G. de Lange
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-08-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/3/3/1282/