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An SDS-PAGE technique is described that allows identification of the antimicrobial activity of a peptide secreted by a strain ofPediococcus acidilactici. This peptide has an antimicrobial property against several baeteria associated with food. This technique enables detection of the specific peptide (or protein) band(s) associated with the inhibitory effect which can then be eluted from the gel for further studies.
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Published with the approval of the Director, Wyoming Agriculture Experiment Station as Journal Article No. 1526.
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Bhunia, A.K., Johnson, M.C. & Ray, B. Direct detection of an antimicrobial peptide ofPediococcus acidilactici in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Journal of Industrial Microbiology 2, 319–322 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01569434
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