... to be maintained in the thermolysin-linearizedform. In the cyclic MccJ25, the stability is likely to bereinforced by the constraining strength of the circularbackbone.Interestingly, the stable ... 268,2124–2133]. The molecular mechanisms involved in the biosynthesis, folding and mode of action of MccJ25 are stillunknown. We have investigated the structure and the anti-microbial activity of thermolysin-linearized ... very welldefined, stabilized primarily by the hydrogen bonds of atightly packed b-sheet. In this study, we examined the solution structure,stability, and antimicrobial activity of the thermolysin-linearized...