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. 2018 Jan 15;55(3):1127–1133. doi: 10.1007/s13197-017-3028-3

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

Mechanism of action of nisin by inhibiting cell wall synthesis and pore formation. In both cases, nisin interacts with lipid II molecules, a main transporter for peptidoglycan subunits, leading to the death of targeted cells