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ltnA1

Gene
ltnA1
Protein
Lantibiotic lacticin 3147 A1
Organism
Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis
Length
59 amino acids
Function
Lanthionine-containing peptide antibiotic (lantibiotic) active on Gram-positive bacteria. The bactericidal activity of lantibiotics is based on depolarization of energized bacterial cytoplasmic membranes, initiated by the formation of aqueous transmembrane pores. When present individually lacticin 3147 A1 exhibits strong activity towards L.lactis strain AM2, weak activity towards L.lactis strain HP and no activity towards L.lactis strain IFPL359, but when combined with lacticin 3147 A2 it displays strong activity towards all three strains.
Mass
6.798 kDa
Sequence
MNKNEIETQPVTWLEEVSDQNFDEDVFGACSTNTFSLSDYWGNNGAWCTLTHECMAWCK