Identification of the mpl gene encoding UDP-N-acetylmuramate: L-alanyl- γ-D-glutamyl-meso-diaminopimelate ligase in Escherichia coli and its role in recycling of cell wall peptidoglycan

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 5347-5352

  Mengin Lecreulx, Dominique ^a   Van Heijenoort, Jean ^a   Park, James T ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMINOPIMELIC ACID; LIGASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE N ACETYLMURAMIC ACID;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CELL GROWTH; COVALENT BOND; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC CODE; GLYCOSYLATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STEM CELL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029787789     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.18.5347-5352.1996     Document Type: Article

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