Common factors in the mode of action of vancomycin group antibiotics active against resistant bacteria

Chemical Communications

Volumn , Issue 7, 1997, Pages 723-724

  Sharman, Gary J ^a   Williams, Dudley H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A 40926; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLYCOPEPTIDE; MDL 63246; TEICOPLANIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; MEMBRANE BINDING;

EID: 0030940760     PISSN: 13597345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a608477j     Document Type: Article

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