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lacticin 481
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Bacteriocins
Definition
: Substances elaborated by specific strains of bacteria that are lethal against other strains of the same or related species. They are protein or lipopolysaccharide-protein complexes used in taxonomy studies of bacteria.
Other names
Lantibiotics
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lacticin 481 [ Lantibiotic lacticin 481 protein, Lactococcus lactis,lacticin 3147 protein, Lactococcus lactis,lcnDR1 protein, Lactococcus lactis,lct protein, Lactococcus lactis,lctA protein, Lactococcus lactis ]
amino acid sequence given in first source; a lantibiotic; GenBank X71410 (L. lactis)
136959-47-2 Lacticin 481
*Bacteriocins
Pharma Action
Anti-Bacterial Agents
J Biol Chem 1993 Aug 5;268(22):16361-8