Interaction of Type A Lantibiotics with Undecaprenol-Bound Cell Envelope Precursors

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Summary

It is shown that, besides binding to lipid II, nisin interacts with the lipid intermediates lipid III and lipid IV of the wall teichoic acid (WTA) biosynthesis pathway, which promoted target-mediated pore formation in artificial lipid bilayers.

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2012-06-01
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Keywords

Lipid II, Lantibiotics, Nisin, Biochemistry, Cell envelope

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