Enzymes acting on peptides containing D-amino acid

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 295-306

  Asano, Yasuhisa ^a   Luübbehuüsen, Tina L ^a  

^a TOYAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

alkaline D peptidase; Bacillus cereus; Bacillus sub Enterociccus; D amino acid; D aminoacylase; D aminopeptidase; DD car boxypeptidase; Ochrobactrum anthropi; Penicillin binding protein; Vancomycin; lactamase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; OLIGOMERS;

ALKALINE PEPTIDASE; AMINO ACID AMIDASE; AMINO ACYLASE; AMINOPEPTIDASE; PEPTIDES;

ENZYME KINETICS;

AMIDASE; AMINOPEPTIDASE; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; DEXTRO AMINO ACID; ENZYME; PEPTIDASE; PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MODIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

EID: 0034071105     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(00)88949-5     Document Type: Review

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