Binding of glycopeptide antibiotics to a model of a vancomycin-resistant bacterium

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 891-899

  Cooper, Matthew A ^a   Williams, Dudley H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lipid monolayer; Membrane anchor; Surface plasmon resonance (SPR); Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033485286     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(00)80008-3     Document Type: Article

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