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Fall 2017

Norquay, Amy K

Fungal highly reducing polyketide synthases (HR-PKSs) are large, multi-domain enzymes central to the biosynthesis of fungal polyketides. They assemble complex secondary metabolites, called polyketides, through the condensation of two-carbon acetate units and tailoring of the functional groups at...

Spring 2018

Bakhtiary, Alireza

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are small protein toxins produced by different bacterial strains to fight against closely related strains in their competitive environment. AMPs have been isolated and studied for their interesting properties, including treatment of pathogenic diseases. In this...

Fall 2014

Lohans, Christopher T

Paenibacillus polymyxa NRRL B-30509, Paenibacillus terrae NRRL B-30644 and P. polymyxa NRRL B-30507 were found to produce several bacteriocins and non-ribosomal peptides. All three strains produce tridecaptins, non-ribosomal lipopeptides antimicrobially active against food pathogen Campylobacter...

Spring 2018

Acedo, Jeella Z

Acidocin B (AcdB), a bacteriocin from Lactobacillus acidophilus M46 that was initially reported to be a linear peptide, was purified and shown to be circular based on MALDI-TOF MS and MS/MS sequencing. MS analysis further revealed that AcdB is comprised of 58 amino acid residues, instead of 59...