lypeptidefoodpreservativeproducedthroughfermentationbyLactococcuslactis.Nisin
hasgoodantibacterialactivityagainstawiderangeofGrampositivebacteriaandtheirspores,especiallyforheatresistantbacilli,suchasBacillusstearothermophilus,ClostridiumbutyricumandListeriamonocytogenes.ItalsoshowsinhibitionactivityagainstsomeGramnegativebacteriaundercertainconditions.
Nisinisanaturalfoodpreservativewhichishighlyefficient,safeandhasnoside-effects.
NisinwasawardedtheGenerallyRegardedasSafe
(GRAS)designationint