Lantibiotics: structure, biosynthesis and mode of action
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- 1 May 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Reviews
- Vol. 25 (3) , 285-308
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6976.2001.tb00579.x
Abstract
The lantibiotics are a group of ribosomally synthesised, post-translationally modified peptides containing unusual amino acids, such as dehydrated anKeywords
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