Simulation of the conformation of the murein fabric: The oligoglycan, penta-muropeptide, and cross-linked nona-muropeptide

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 429-439

  Koch, Arthur L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Minimal energy conformation; Nona muropeptide; Oligoglycan; Penta muropeptide; Tail to tail peptide bond

Indexed keywords

NONA MUROPEPTIDE; PENTA MUROPEPTIDE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; CROSS LINKING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034541469     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030000227     Document Type: Article

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