Homologs of the vancomycin resistance D-Ala-D-Ala dipeptidase VanX in Streptomyces toyocaensis, Escherichia coli and Synechocystis: Attributes of catalytic efficiency, stereoselectivity and regulation with implications for function

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 489-504

  Lessard, Ivan A D ^a   Pratt, Steve D ^b   McCafferty, Dewey G ^a,d   Bussiere, Dirksen E ^b   Hutchins, Charles ^b   Wanner, Barry L ^c   Katz, Leonard ^b   Walsh, Christopher T ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

D Ala D Ala dipeptidase; Dipeptide permease; Peptidoglycan recycling; RpoS dependent genes; VanX

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES TOYOCAENSIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 0032168503     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(98)90005-9     Document Type: Article

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