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A natural food preservative peptide nisin can interact with the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor human ACE2

Nisin, a food-grade antimicrobial peptide produced by lactic acid bacteria has been examined for its probable interaction with the human ACE2 (hACE2) receptor, the site where spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 binds. Among the eight nisin variants examined, nisin H, nisin Z, nisin U and nisin A showed a si...

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Autores principales: Bhattacharya, Rajarshi, Gupta, Aayatti Mallick, Mitra, Suranjita, Mandal, Sukhendu, Biswas, Swadesh R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7598437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33130382
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2020.10.002