Abstract
To characterize the mode of action of lacticin Q (LnqQ), its membrane-permeabilizing activity was compared with that of nisin A because of the similar antimicrobial features of these compounds. Lipid II, the receptor for nisin A, was not required for LnqQ activity. LnqQ induced high-level membrane permeability in the absence of specific receptors.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 538-541 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Applied and environmental microbiology |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2009 |
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- Food Science
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Ecology
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Lacticin Q, a lactococcal bacteriocin, causes high-level membrane permeability in the absence of specific receptors. / Yoneyama, Fuminori; Imura, Yuichi; Ichimasa, Shiro; Fujita, Koji; Zendo, Takeshi; Nakayama, Jiro; Matsuzaki, Katsumi; Sonomoto, Kenji.
In: Applied and environmental microbiology, Vol. 75, No. 2, 01.01.2009, p. 538-541.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Lacticin Q, a lactococcal bacteriocin, causes high-level membrane permeability in the absence of specific receptors
AU - Yoneyama, Fuminori
AU - Imura, Yuichi
AU - Ichimasa, Shiro
AU - Fujita, Koji
AU - Zendo, Takeshi
AU - Nakayama, Jiro
AU - Matsuzaki, Katsumi
AU - Sonomoto, Kenji
PY - 2009/1/1
Y1 - 2009/1/1
N2 - To characterize the mode of action of lacticin Q (LnqQ), its membrane-permeabilizing activity was compared with that of nisin A because of the similar antimicrobial features of these compounds. Lipid II, the receptor for nisin A, was not required for LnqQ activity. LnqQ induced high-level membrane permeability in the absence of specific receptors.
AB - To characterize the mode of action of lacticin Q (LnqQ), its membrane-permeabilizing activity was compared with that of nisin A because of the similar antimicrobial features of these compounds. Lipid II, the receptor for nisin A, was not required for LnqQ activity. LnqQ induced high-level membrane permeability in the absence of specific receptors.
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U2 - 10.1128/AEM.01827-08
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VL - 75
SP - 538
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JO - Applied and Environmental Microbiology
JF - Applied and Environmental Microbiology
SN - 0099-2240
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