Inhibition of Glucan Synthesis by Flavipin-crosslinked Casein Polymers.

نویسندگان

  • Osamu Hayashida
  • Yamaji Nakano
  • Keiji Hasumi
  • Akira Endo
چکیده

Mutastein, a casein polymer that inhibits insoluble glucan synthesis by Streptococcus sobrinus, was produced when Aspergillus terreus was grown in a medium containing α-casein. In these experiments, it was shown that flavipin (3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyl-o-phthalaldehyde) isolated from cultures of A. terreus caused polymerization of α-casein. Like mutastein, the polymerization products were active in inhibiting insoluble glucan synthesis by S. sobrinus.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry

دوره 61 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1997