k rain ian ▁people ▁of ▁Bel arus ian ▁descent <0x0A> </s> ▁P lect as in ▁is ▁an ▁ant ib i otic ▁protein ▁from ▁the ▁m ush room ▁Pseud op lect ania ▁n ig rel la . ▁It ▁was ▁initially ▁discovered ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁commercial ised ▁by ▁Nov oz ym es . ▁P lect as in ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁ant im icro b ial ▁pe pt ide ▁class ▁called ▁fung al ▁def ens ins , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁present ▁in ▁in verte br ates ▁such ▁as ▁f lies ▁and ▁muss els . ▁Pre - cl in ical ▁tests ▁in ▁m ice ▁have ▁shown ▁prom ising ▁results ▁in ▁that ▁mult ires istant ▁b acter ia ▁have ▁problems ▁mut ating ▁resistance ▁against ▁p lect as in , ▁which ▁acts ▁by ▁directly ▁binding ▁the ▁b acter ial ▁cell - wall ▁prec ursor ▁Lip id ▁II . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Nov oz ym es ▁signed ▁a ▁global ▁lic ens ing ▁agreement ▁with ▁San of i - A vent is ▁for ▁the ▁further ▁development ▁and ▁market ing ▁of ▁N Z 2 1 1 4 , ▁a ▁derivative ▁of ▁p lect as in , ▁as ▁a ▁treatment ▁for ▁gram - pos itive ▁b acter ial ▁in fe ctions , ▁e . g . ▁Stre pt oc oc cus ▁and ▁St ap hy loc oc cus ▁which ▁are ▁resist ant ▁to ▁all ▁existing ▁ant ib iot ics . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ant ib iot ics ▁Category : Pe