Modes of action of tunicamycin, liposidomycin B, and mureidomycin A: Inhibition of phospho-N-acetylmuramyl-pentapeptide translocase from Escherichia coli

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1640-1644

  Brandish, Philip E ^a   Kimura, Ken Ichi ^b   Inukai, Masatoshi ^c   Southgate, Robert ^d   Lonsdale, John T ^d   Bugg, Timothy D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS CO LTD   (Japan)

^c DAIICHI SANKYO CO   (Japan)

^d GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CARRIER PROTEIN; LIPOSIDOMYCIN B; MUREIDOMYCIN A; PHOSPHO N ACETYLMURAMOYL PENTAPEPTIDE TRANSFERASE; TUNICAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INHIBITION KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029902635     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.40.7.1640     Document Type: Article

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