nisin
/ˈnɪsɪn/noun
mass noun
1- an antibiotic substance which is a mixture of related polypeptides and is used in some countries as a food preservative乳链菌肽。
1.1
- This substance is produced by the bacterium Streptococcus lactis.这种物质是由乳链球菌产生的。
词源
1940s: from （Group） N i（nhibitory） s（ubstance） + -IN1.