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== 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. 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: | 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 == | ||
