Identification of a dedicated recycling pathway for anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetylglucosamine derived from Escherichia coli cell wall murein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 3842-3847

  Park, J T ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; N ACETYLMURAMIC ACID; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; AMIDOHYDROLASES; AMINO SUGARS; CELL WALL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MURAMIC ACIDS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034967799     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.13.3842-3847.2001     Document Type: Article

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