Chemical modification of the carboxyl terminal of nisin a with biotin does not abolish antimicrobial activity against the indicator organism, kocuria rhizophila

International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 219-226

  Maher, Sam ^a,c   Vilk, Greg ^b   Kelleher, Fintan ^a   Lajoie, Gilles ^b   McClean, Siobhán ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Biotinylation; C terminal modification; Nisin; Therapeutic application

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; NISIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOTINYLATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONDUCTANCE; CONJUGATE; COVALENT BOND; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; INDICATOR ORGANISM; KOCURIA RHIZOPHILA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

KOCURIA RHIZOPHILA;

EID: 67651147994     PISSN: 15733149     EISSN: 15733904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10989-009-9179-y     Document Type: Article

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