lantibiotic

lantibiotic

(lan-tĭ-bī-ot'ik), A classification of proteins synthesized by bacteria with antibiotic activity.

lantibiotic

(lan′tī-bī-ŏt-ĭk) Any peptide antibiotic whose chemical structure includes a bridge maintained by the rare amino acid lanthionine. Subtilin and nisin are examples of lantibiotics.