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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Bacterial Proteins > Bacteriocins > Pediocins
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Pediocins  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Pediocin

Scope note

  • Bacteriocins produced by species of PEDIOCOCCUS. They range from 3.5-4.6 kDa in mass, contain a conserved YGNGVXCXK motif and beta sheet at their N-terminals, and a more diverse hydrophobic or amphiphilic C-terminal alpha helical domain. They function as antimicrobial peptides against several pathogenic species of GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA, including LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES and are useful as FOOD PRESERVATIVES.

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  • 2017

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000070017

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