Amino-Acid Homopolymers Occurring in Nature

by Yoshimitsu Hamano

Microorganisms are capable of producing a wide variety of biopolymers. Homopolymer peptides, which are made up of only a single type of amino acid, are far less ubiquitous. The only two amino-acid homopolymers known to occur in nature are presented in this volume. Poly-epsilon-L-lysine is a polycationic peptide and exhibits antimicrobial activity against a wide spectrum of microorganisms. It is both safe and biodegradable and is therefore used as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642264050
• ISBN13: 9783642264054
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"