Plantaricin-149, a bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus plantarum NRIC 149 |
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Institution: | 1. State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China;2. Department of Environmental Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China |
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Abstract: | An antibacterial substance produced by Lactobacillus plantarum NRIC 149 was identified as a bacteriocin on the basis of its narrow inhibitory spectrum, proteinaceous nature and the bactericidal mode of its action. The bacteriocin, designated plantaricin-149, was produced during the log phase by the producer strain, and was most active at pH 5.0. From scanning electron microscopic observation, plantaricin-149 caused morphological changes in sensitive bacteria in the log phase. Plantaricin-149 was purified by ultrafiltration, anion-exchange chromatography and reverse-phase HPLC. The molecular mass of plantaricin-149 was estimated to be 2.2 kDa by SDS-PAGE, and the N-terminal amino acid sequence was determined to be NH2-Tyr-Ser-Leu-Gln-Met-Gly-Ala-Thr-Ala-Ile-Lys-Gln-Val-Lys-Lys-Leu-Phe-Lys-Lys-Gly-Gly. |
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