Mutanobactin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mutanobactin is a noun meaning Any of a family of pigments, isolated from Streptococcus mutans, that arrest the growth of the oral infection thrush.
Meaning
Any of a family of pigments, isolated from Streptococcus mutans, that arrest the growth of the oral infection thrush.
Example Sentences
This region carries genes coding for non-ribosomal peptide synthetases, polyketide synthases, and accessory proteins that are responsible for the biosynthesis of the pigment mutanobactin carried by S. mutans.
Word Forms
- mutanobactins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include marinobactin, bacillomyxin, alterobactin, xanthomonadin, stambomycin, moenomycin.
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