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Meaning of mutanobactin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Any of a family of pigments, isolated from Streptococcus mutans, that arrest the growth of the oral infection thrush

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

mutanobactins mutanolysin mutanome Mutant mutant disco mutant protein