Class IIa Bacteriocins: Diversity and New Developments

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Yanhua Cui⁴  Chao Zhang⁴  Yunfeng Wang³  John Shi¹  Lanwei Zhang⁴  Zhongqing Ding⁴  Xiaojun Qu² 

[1] Guelph Food Research Center, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, ON N1G5C9, Canada; E-Mail:;Institute of Microbiology, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150010, China; E-Mail:;State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, China; E-Mail:;School of Food Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China; E-Mails:

关键词: class IIa bacteriocin;    lactic acid bacteria;    diversity;    genetic organization;    discovery;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijms131216668

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Class IIa bacteriocins are heat-stable, unmodified peptides with a conserved amino acids sequence YGNGV on their N-terminal domains, and have received much attention due to their generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status, their high biological activity, and their excellent heat stability. They are promising and attractive agents that could function as biopreservatives in the food industry. This review summarizes the new developments in the area of class IIa bacteriocins and aims to provide uptodate information that can be used in designing future research.

【 授权许可】

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