Patent ID: 7449311
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: A01N,A23B,A23C,A23L,A23Y,C07K,C12N,C12R

Abstract:
1. A method for producing the food grade lantibiotic, macedocin, comprising growing a Streptococcus macedonicus ACA-DC 198 strain, deposited under BCCM™/LMG Accession No. LMG-P-21771, in a growth medium comprising 10% wt/vol skim milk supplemented with at least one of the following: 0.01 to 9% (wt/vol) yeast extract, 0.3 to 1.5% (wt/vol) tryptone, 0.3 to 6.0% (wt/vol) lactalbumin hydrolysate, 0.3% casamino acids (wt/vol), or 0.3% casein hydrolysate to produce a culture; and at least partially purifying the food grade macedocin from the culture.