Expression of the Staphylococcus aureus UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D- glutamate:L-lysine ligase in Escherichia coli and effects on peptidoglycan biosynthesis and cell growth

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 5909-5914

  Mengin Lecreulx, Dominique ^a,c   Falla, Tim ^b,d   Blanot, Didier ^a   Van Heijenoort, Jean ^a   Adams, David J ^b   Chopra, Ian ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c EP1088 CNRS   (France)

^d IntraBiotics Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBOXYL GROUP; DEXTRO ALANINE; DIMER; LIGASE; MONOMER; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOSYNTHESIS; CROSS LINKING; CYTOLYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032823023     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.19.5909-5914.1999     Document Type: Article

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