Role of precursor translocation in coordination of murein and phospholipid synthesis in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 6766-6771

  Ehlert, Kerstin ^a   Höltje, Joachim Volker ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERULENIN; CERULETIDE; GLYCEROL; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; LYSOZYME; O ANTIGEN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PHOSPHOLIPID; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHIC MUTANT; BACTERIOLYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID SYNTHESIS; PHOSPHOLIPID TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029826705     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.23.6766-6771.1996     Document Type: Article

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