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Complete Covalent Structure of Nisin Q, New Natural Nisin Variant, Containing Post-Translationally Modified Amino Acids

Masanori FUKAOLaboratory of Microbial Technology, Division of Microbial Science and Technology, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School, Kyushu University
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Takayuki OBITADivision of Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University
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Fuminori YONEYAMALaboratory of Microbial Technology, Division of Microbial Science and Technology, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School, Kyushu University
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Daisuke KOHDADivision of Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University
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Takeshi ZENDOLaboratory of Microbial Technology, Division of Microbial Science and Technology, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School, Kyushu University
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Jiro NAKAYAMALaboratory of Microbial Technology, Division of Microbial Science and Technology, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School, Kyushu University
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Kenji SONOMOTOLaboratory of Microbial Technology, Division of Microbial Science and Technology, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School, Kyushu University;Laboratory of Functional Food Design, Department of Functional Metabolic Design, Bio-Architecture Center, Kyushu University
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Pages 1750-1755 | Received 25 Jan 2008, Accepted 04 Apr 2008, Published online: 22 May 2014

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