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PrintJ. Norman Hansen
Professor Emeritus
Personal Data
Education
- B.S. Drake University, 1964
- Ph.D. University of California at L.A., 1968
Research Interests
The current focus of research involves a study of some novel ribosomally-synthesized peptide antibiotics that are produced by gram-positive bacteria. They are subtilin, which is produced by Bacillus subtilis; and nisin, which is produced by Streptococcus lactis. These antibiotic peptides contain many unusual amino acids that are introduced by post-translational modification of a precursor peptide that contains an unusual leader region that directs the secretion of the peptide through a novel secretion pathway
Major Recognitions and Honors
- B.S. Drake University, 1964
- Ph.D. University of California at L.A., 1968
