title: [Biological synthesis and application of bacteriocins].
abstract: Bacteriocins produced by lactic acid bacteria are a heterogeneous group of peptide inhibitors. Most of bacteriocins have relatively narrow inhibitory spectra. A few of them have wider inhibitory spectra, being active against a wide range of gram-positive bacteria. Bacteriocins can be divided into three types. There are small heat-stable peptides, large heat-labile proteins, and lantibiotics. Their physico-chemical nature, genetic behavior and application are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Food Safety Control and Inspection, Ministry of Health, Beijing 100021, China.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ran
authors.forename: Xueyun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D001430:Bacteriocins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000378:metabolism*; D017045:Lactococcus / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001430:Bacteriocins