Springer Nature [academic journals on nature.com], Journal of Antibiotics, 2(61), p. 89-93, 2008
DOI: 10.1038/ja.2008.116
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Bacteriocin J46 is a 27-residue polypeptide produced by Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris J46 in fermented milk. The natural form of J46 (nJ46) exhibits a broad antimicrobial spectrum. Herein, we produced the synthetic form of J46 (sJ46) by solid-phase chemical synthesis. The biochemical and physico-chemical properties of sJ46, as well as its antimicrobial activity, were found to be identical to those of its natural counterpart nJ46. It showed a potent antimicrobial activity against both lactic acid bacteria and other Gram-positive microorganisms. 1H-NMR conformational analysis of sJ46 indicates that it adopts a flexible random coil structure.Keywords: bacteriocin J46, antimicrobial activity, synthetic peptide, conformational analysis, Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris J46