Why is lacticin Qa super-bacteriocin ?
Project/Area Number |
23658081
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Applied microbiology
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Research Institution | Kyushu University |
Principal Investigator |
SONOMOTO Kenji 九州大学, 大学院・農学研究院, 教授 (10154717)
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Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
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Keywords | 乳酸菌 / バクテリオシン / ラクティシンQ / 選択的抗菌活性 / Huge Toroidal Poreモデル / 膜電位崩壊 / 細胞膜成分 / レセプター / 孔形成 / 脂質構成成分 |
Research Abstract |
Lacticin Q, a lactococcal pore (Huge Toroidal Pore)-forming bacteriocin, shows activity toward Gram-positive bacteria but not Gram-negative bacteria. Lacticin Q did not induce permeability of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. Experiments using model membranes containing outer membrane components suggested that lacticin Q binds to the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria but isunable to penetrate it. The lack of activity of lacticin Q was attributed to physicochemical features of the outer membrane components.
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