Product Details:
Minimum Order Quantity | 1 Kg |
Form | Powder |
Usage/Application | Preservative |
Packaging Size | 100 GM |
Packaging Type | 500 gm |
Density | 100 |
124 | 15 |
Nisin is a polypeptide antibiotic peptide that is used as a food preservative and has potential applications in oral health and biomedical fields:
Food preservative
Nisin is a bacteriocin, a protein or peptide produced by bacteria to inhibit the growth of other bacteria. It is used in canned foods to prevent spoilage by thermophilic sporeformers and acid-tolerant spoilage flora. Nisin is approved by the FDA and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Oral health
Nisin has antimicrobial properties against bacteria that cause oral diseases like caries and periodontal disease. Nisin-containing dental materials and nisin-producing probiotics are being studied as potential treatments for oral diseases.
Biomedical applications
Nisin may be a potential therapeutic for treating head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). It induces apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, and reduces cell proliferation in HNSCC cells.
Nisin was discovered in 1928 by Rogers and Whittier, who noted that certain lactic streptococci inhibited starter cheese cultures. It was named nisin, which means "group N Streptococcus Inhibitory Substance".
Nisin
Chemical formula
C143H230N42O37S7
Molar mass
3,354.07 g/mol
Amino acids
34, including lanthionine, methyllanthionine, didehydroalanine, and didehydroaminobutyric acid