Biological activities and structural properties of the atypical bacteriocins mesenterocin 52B and leucocin B-TA33a

Authors
Corbier, C Krier, F Mulliert, G Vitoux, B Revol-Junelles, AM
Citation
C. Corbier et al., Biological activities and structural properties of the atypical bacteriocins mesenterocin 52B and leucocin B-TA33a, APPL ENVIR, 67(4), 2001, pp. 1418-1422
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Microbiology
Journal title
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00992240 → ACNP
Volume
67
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1418 - 1422
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(200104)67:4<1418:BAASPO>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The antibacterial spectra and modes of action of synthetic peptides corresp onding to mesenterocin 52B and leucocin B-TA33a greatly differ despite thei r high sequence homology. Circular dichroism experiments establish the capa city of each of these two peptides to partly fold into an amphiphilic helix that might be crucial for their adsorption at lipophilic-hydrophilic inter faces.