nukacin
English
Noun
nukacin (plural nukacins)
- Any of a group of bacteriostatic lantibiotics produced by Staphylococcus warneri.
- 2016, Tomas G. Villa, New Weapons to Control Bacterial Growth, page 196:
- Genes M and T are likely involved in posttranslational modification and secretion of nukacin ISK-1, while -F, -E, and -G are predicted to be membrane bound and provide self-protection.
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