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. 1981 Jan;41(1):84–89. doi: 10.1128/aem.41.1.84-89.1981

Purification and Some Properties of Diplococcin from Streptococcus cremoris 346

G P Davey 1, B C Richardson 1
PMCID: PMC243643  PMID: 16345704

Abstract

Eleven of 150 Streptococcus cremoris strains examined produced the bacteriocin diplococcin. The diplococcin activity spectrum was restricted to S. cremoris and Streptococcus lactis strains, and none of a wide range of other gram-positive or gram-negative strains were inhibited. The diplococcin produced by S. cremoris 346 was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation and column chromatography. Purified diplococcin was very unstable at room temperature and lost 75% of its activity after heating at 100°C for 1 min. The proteolytic enzymes trypsin, pronase, and α-chymotrypsin completely inactivated diplococcin. The amino acid composition showed a high content of acidic and neutral acids and a correspondingly low content of basic amino acids, including one residue of ornithine per mole. From the amino acid analysis a molecular weight of 5,300 was estimated. Diplococcin was readily distinguished from the S. lactis bacteriocin nisin by its restricted activity spectrum, its biological properties, and by cross-reaction experiments.

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