Binding of a dimeric derivative of vancomycin to L-Lys-D-Ala-D-lactate in solution and at a surface

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 353-359

  Jianghong, Rao ^a   Lin, Yan ^a   Joydeep, Lahiri ^a   Whitesides, George M ^a   Weis, Robert M ^b   Warren, H Shaw ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimeric Vancomycin; Divalency; Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC); Surface plasmon resonance (SPR); Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033150261     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(99)80047-7     Document Type: Article

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