Characterization of gentamicin 2'-N-acetyltransferase from Providencia stuartii: Its use of peptidoglycan metabolites for acetylation of both aminoglycosides and peptidoglycan

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 4106-4114

  Payie, Kenneth G ^a   Clarke, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; GENTAMICIN N ACETYLTRANSFERASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ISOTOPE LABELING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROVIDENCIA STUARTII;

PROVIDENCIA STUARTII;

EID: 0030846351     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.13.4106-4114.1997     Document Type: Article

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