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SUBMITTER: Bennallack PR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4248843 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bennallack Philip R PR Burt Scott R SR Heder Michael J MJ Robison Richard A RA Griffitts Joel S JS
Journal of bacteriology 20141013 24
Thiopeptides are small (12- to 17-amino-acid), heavily modified peptides of bacterial origin. This antibiotic family, with more than 100 known members, is characterized by the presence of sulfur-containing heterocyclic rings and dehydrated residues within a macrocyclic peptide structure. Thiopeptides, including micrococcin P1, have garnered significant attention in recent years for their potent antimicrobial activity against bacteria, fungi, and even protozoa. Micrococcin P1 is known to target t ...[more]