Characterization and modelling of VanT: A novel, membrane-bound, serine racemase from vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus gallinarum BM4174

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1653-1664

  Arlas, Cesar A ^a   Martin Martinez, Mercedes ^a   Blundell, Tom L ^a   Arthur, Michel ^b   Courvalin, Patrice ^b   Reynolds, Peter E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSERINE; DIMER; MEMBRANE ENZYME; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; POLYPEPTIDE; RACEMASE; SERINE; VANCOMYCIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033032394     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01294.x     Document Type: Article

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