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<ref>PMID:21638687</ref>
 
== Function ==
== Function ==


[[nisin]] is a polycylic antibacterial peptide, with 34 amino acid residues used as a food preservative.  
'''Nisin''' is a polycylic antibacterial peptide, with 34 amino acid residues used as a food preservative.  
Nisin is produced by fermentation using the bacterium ''Lactococcus lactis''.  
Nisin is produced by fermentation using the bacterium ''Lactococcus lactis''.  


While in general most [[bacteriocins]] inhibit only closely related species, nisin is a rare example of a "broad-spectrum" bacteriocin effective against many Gram-positive organisms, including lactic acid bacteria (commonly associated with spoilage), ''Listeria monocytogenes'' (a known pathogen), ''Staphylococcus aureus,'' ''Bacillus cereus'', ''Clostridium botulinum'', etc. It is also particularly effective against spores. Gram-negative bacteria are protected by their outer membrane but may become susceptible to nisin action after a heat shock or when this is coupled with the chelator EDTA. Nisin is soluble in water and can be effective at levels nearing the parts-per-billion range.
While in general most bacteriocins inhibit only closely related species, nisin is a rare example of a "broad-spectrum" bacteriocin effective against many Gram-positive organisms, including lactic acid bacteria (commonly associated with spoilage), ''Listeria monocytogenes'' (a known pathogen), ''Staphylococcus aureus,'' ''Bacillus cereus'', ''Clostridium botulinum'', etc. It is also particularly effective against spores. Gram-negative bacteria are protected by their outer membrane but may become susceptible to nisin action after a heat shock or when this is coupled with the chelator EDTA. Nisin is soluble in water and can be effective at levels nearing the parts-per-billion range<ref>PMID:2119570</ref>.
 
== Disease ==


== Relevance ==
== Relevance ==


In the food industry, it is obtained from the culturing of ''L. lactis'' on natural substrates, such as milk or dextrose, and is not chemically synthesized.
In the food industry, it is obtained from the culturing of ''L. lactis'' on natural substrates, such as milk or dextrose, and is not chemically synthesized.  Nisin is studied as a novel antibiotic due to its antimicrobial activity and as a therapeutic against neck and head squamous cell carcinoma<ref>PMID:26132406</ref>.


== Structural highlights ==
== Structural highlights ==
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== 3D structure of nisin ==
== 3D structure of nisin ==
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[[1wco]] - Nisin + lipid - ''Lactococcus lactis'' - NMR<br />
[[5xhb]] - LlNisin - ''Lactococcus lactis'' <br />
[[1wco]] - LlNisin + lipid - NMR<br />
[[2n32]] - LlNisin N-terminal - NMR<br />
[[2n2e]] - LlNisin C-terminal - NMR<br />
== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 09:47, 22 November 2021

Nisin

60/607847/Nisin_structure/4 in complex with lipid (PDB code 1wco)

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3D structure of nisin

Updated on 22-November-2021

5xhb - LlNisin - Lactococcus lactis
1wco - LlNisin + lipid - NMR
2n32 - LlNisin N-terminal - NMR
2n2e - LlNisin C-terminal - NMR

References

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