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Bacteriocins, Microcins and Lantibiotics (Nato ASI Series (closed) / Nato ASI Subseries H: (closed)) Unknown - 1993 - 1st Edición

de Richard James (Editor), Claude Lazdunski (Editor), Franc Pattus (Editor)


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Presented here are recent findings on bacteriocins: plasmid-encoded toxins produced by bacteria, which differ from traditional antibiotics in killing only bacteria that are closely related to the producing strain. Included are introductory chapters on bacteriocins, microcins (low molecular weight bacteriocins), and lantibiotics (peptide antibiotics containing lanthionine), further, contributions on pore forming bacteriocins, the mechanisms of immunity to bacteriocins, uptake and secretion, as well as evolution of bacteriocins. It is of particular interest that the lantibiotic nisin is approved for use as food preservative and another lantibiotic, epidermin, has potential as a therapeutic drug against acne.

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  • Título Bacteriocins, Microcins and Lantibiotics (Nato ASI Series (closed) / Nato ASI Subseries H: (closed))
  • Autor Richard James (Editor), Claude Lazdunski (Editor), Franc Pattus (Editor)
  • Encuadernación unknown
  • Número de edición 1st
  • Edición 1
  • Editorial Springer
  • Fecha de publicación 1993-01
  • ISBN 9783540546047