Has antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria including Salmonella, B.cereus, B.megaterium, L.casei, L.viridescens, M.flavus, C.glutamicum, C.crenatum, L.mesenteroides and E.faecalis. Active from pH 2.0 to 8.0. Retains some activity up to pH 12.0. Active from 20 to 100 degrees Celsius. Monomer. Expressed from the mid-exponential phase, maximum activity is reached at the stationary phase.