| Literature DB >> 15126490 |
Imke Wiedemann1, Roland Benz, Hans-Georg Sahl.
Abstract
The antibiotic peptide nisin is the first known lantibiotic that uses a docking molecule within the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane for pore formation. Through specific interaction with the cell wall precursor lipid II, nisin forms defined pores which are stable for seconds and have pore diameters of 2 to 2.5 nm.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15126490 PMCID: PMC400633 DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.10.3259-3261.2004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490