Biosynthesis of lipoteichoic acid in Lactobacillus rhamnosus: Role of DltD in D-alanylation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2855-2864

  Debabov, Dmitri V ^a   Kiriukhin, Michael Y ^a   Neuhaus, Francis C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; DEXTRO ALANINE; ESTER; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESTERIFICATION; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROLYSIS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALANINE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; LACTOBACILLUS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TEICHOIC ACIDS; THIOLESTER HYDROLASES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034055890     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.10.2855-2864.2000     Document Type: Article

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