Specific Binding of Nisin to the Peptidoglycan Precursor Lipid II Combines Pore Formation and Inhibition of Cell Wall Biosynthesis for Potent Antibiotic Activity
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- 1 January 2001
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- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Vol. 276 (3) , 1772-1779
- https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m006770200
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