A simple HPLC method for analysing diaminopimelic acid diastereomers in cell walls of Gram-positive bacteria

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 178-182

  McKerrow, J ^a   Vagg, S ^a   McKinney, T ^a   Seviour, E M ^a   Maszenan, A M ^a   Brooks, P ^a   Seviour, R J ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOMERS;

AMINO-ACIDS; CELL WALLS; DIAMINOPIMELIC ACIDS; DIASTEREOMERS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HPLC METHOD; PEPTIDOGLYCANS; SENSITIVE METHOD; SIMPLE METHOD; SIMPLE++;

BACTERIA;

AMINO ACID; DIAMINOPIMELIC ACID; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PHTHALALDEHYDE;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BIOMASS; CHIRALITY; DIASTEREOISOMER; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MYCOBACTERIUM PHLEI; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NONHUMAN; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; RHODOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

ARTHROBACTER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MYCOBACTERIUM PHLEI; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; POSIBACTERIA; RHODOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOMYCES GRISEUS;

EID: 0034068681     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.2000.00675.x     Document Type: Article

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