Substrate specificity of the AmpG permease required for recycling of cell wall anhydro-muropeptides

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 23, 2002, Pages 6434-6436

  Cheng, Qiaomei ^a   Park, James T ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPG PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBONYL CYANIDE CHLOROPHENYLHYDRAZONE; DISACCHARIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MURAMIC ACID; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYL BETA 1,4 ANHYDRO N ACETYLMURAMIC ACID; PEPTIDE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PERMEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL WALL; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTON MOTIVE FORCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CELL WALL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREEZING; GLUCOSAMINE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MURAMIC ACIDS; PEPTIDES; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRITIUM;

EID: 0036889483     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.23.6434-6436.2002     Document Type: Article

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