Function
Lanthionine-containing peptide antibiotic (lantibiotic) active on Gram-positive bacteria, such as Lactobacillus sakei, Leuconostoc mesenteroides and Pediococcus pentosaceus. The bactericidal activity of lantibiotics is based on depolarization of energized bacterial cytoplasmic membranes, initiated by the formation of aqueous transmembrane pores.