What does "lantibiotic" mean?

Any of a class of peptide antibiotics that contain polycyclic thioether amino acids as well as the unsaturated amino acids dehydroalanine and 2-aminoisobutyric acid.

What is a synonym for "lantibiotic"?

Common synonyms include: subtilin.

How do you pronounce "lantibiotic"?

Pronounced //ˌlæntibaɪˈɒtɪk//.

Lantibiotic

/ˌlæntibaɪˈɒtɪk/ noun

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Noun

1
Any of a class of peptide antibiotics that contain polycyclic thioether amino acids as well as the unsaturated amino acids dehydroalanine and 2-aminoisobutyric acid.

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subtilin

Etymology

Coined in 1988 from "lanthionine-containing peptide antibiotics".

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