Anticancer and antimicrobial potential of enterocin 12a from Enterococcus faecium
Preeti Sharma, Sumanpreet Kaur, Bhupinder Singh Chadha, Raminderjit Kaur, Manpreet Kaur, Sukhraj Kaur
BMC Microbiology
Abstract
Enterocin 12a is a novel bacteriocin that has anticancer properties against human cell lines and negligible activity towards non-malignant cells. Therefore, it should be further evaluated for its anticancer potential in animal models.
Concepts
AntimicrobialBacteriocinBiologyMicrobiologyEnterococcus faecalisListeria monocytogenesShigella flexneriAntimicrobial peptides