Bacteriocin: Avicin A
Accession: BAC180
Producer Organism: Enterococcus avium [Gram-positive]
Taxonomy: Bacteria
Firmicutes
Lactobacillales
Enterococcaceae
Enterococcus
Target organismsUnknown error type: [8] Uninitialized string offset: -1
Active against Carnobacterium divergens NCDO 2763 (MIC=1.25 nM) - Carnobacterium divergens NCDO 2306 (MIC=2.51 nM) - Carnobacterium piscicola NCDO 2762 (MIC=0.31 nM) - Carnobacterium piscicola NCDO 2764 (MIC=0.31 nM) - Enterococcus avium GM62 2(MIC=0.63 nM) - Enterococcus avium UA62 2(MIC=5.02 nM) - Enterococcus avium UM83 (MIC=0.31 nM) - Enterococcus faecalis EF BRIDGE (B) (MIC=10.04 nM) - Enterococcus maldoratus XM83 (MIC=5.02 nM) - Lactobacillus rhamnosus 205 5(MIC=<0.31 nM) - Lactobacillus sakei NCDO 2714 (MIC=1.25 nM) - Leuconostoc lactis NCDO 533 (MIC=5.02 nM) - Leuconostoc mesenteroides NCDO 529 (MIC=2.51 nM) - Listeria innocua BL86/26 B B(MIC=<0.31 nM) - Listeria monocytogenes 223 serotype 1 (MIC=<0.31 nM) - Listeria monocytogenes 400 serotype 4 (MIC=<0.31 nM) - Pediococcus acidilactici NCDO 1851 (MIC=40.16 nM) - Pediococcus pentosaceus NCDO 814 (MIC=20.08 nM) -
Note: The MICs varied within ±30%. -
Note: Inactive against Enterococcus faecalis LMGT 2708RA - Lactobacillus sakei 5 - Lactococcus lactis IL 1403 - Lactococcus lactis CM4 - Leuconostoc gelidum Ta 11a - Pediococcus acidilactici PacI - Lactobacillus plantarum LMG 2003
UniProt Entry: D2DXK5
PDB EntryUnknown
MEDLINE=19933345;PubMed=19933345;DOI=10.1128/AEM.01597-09
Birri DJ, Brede DA, Forberg T, Holo H, Nes IF.
"Molecular and genetic characterization of a novel bacteriocin locus in Enterococcus avium isolates from infants. ", Journal of Applied Microbiology 76(2):483-92.
| Gene id | Name | Description | Location |
| BACGene834 | celF | putative maltose-6-phosphate glucosidase | 321..1646 |
| BACGene835 | avcA | avicin A precursor class IIa (pediocin-like) bacteriocin | 1928..2113 |
| BACGene836 | avcI | putative immunity protein | 2153..2446 |
| BACGene837 | avcB | avicin B bacteriocin-like protein; divergicin A-like bacteriocin | 2812..3015 |
| BACGene838 | avcT | putative ABC transporter | 3376..5553 |
| BACGene839 | avcK | putative histidine protein kinase | 5621..6949 |
| BACGene840 | avcR | putative response regulator | 6958..7692 |
| BACGene841 | avcF | putative inducing peptide | 7877..8014 |
| BACGene842 | avcD | putative transport accessory protein | 8025..8540 |
| ........10 ........20 ........30 ........40 ........50 | | | | | TYYGNGVSCN KKGCSVDWGK AISIIGNNSA ANLATGGAAG WKS |
| Amino acid | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A | 6 | 13.95 % |
| C | 2 | 4.65 % |
| D | 1 | 2.33 % |
| E | 0 | 0.00 % |
| F | 0 | 0.00 % |
| G | 8 | 18.60 % |
| H | 0 | 0.00 % |
| I | 3 | 6.98 % |
| K | 4 | 9.30 % |
| L | 1 | 2.33 % |
| M | 0 | 0.00 % |
| N | 5 | 11.63 % |
| P | 0 | 0.00 % |
| Q | 0 | 0.00 % |
| R | 0 | 0.00 % |
| S | 5 | 11.63 % |
| T | 2 | 4.65 % |
| V | 2 | 4.65 % |
| W | 2 | 4.65 % |
| Y | 2 | 4.65 % |
| Formula | C0
H0
N0
O0
S0 |
| Absent amino acids | EFHMPQR |
| Common amino acids | G |
| Mass (Da) | 4 |
| Net charge | +3 |
| Isoelectric point | 9.33 |
| Basic residues | 4 |
| Acidic residues | 1 |
| Hydrophobic residues | 14 |
| Polar residues | 24 |
| Aliphatic residues | 6 |
| Tiny residues | 19 |
| Boman Index | -33.18 |
| Hydropathy Index | -0.188 |
| Aliphatic Index | 63.72 |
| Instability Index | 8.24 (stable) |
| Half Life |
Mammalian : 7.2 hour Yeast : >20 hour E. coli : >10 hour |
| Extinction Coefficient | 14105 M-1 cm-1 |
| Absorbance 280nm | 335.83 |
