Biochemical Characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae Penicillin-Binding Protein 2b and Its Implication in β-Lactam Resistance

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1848-1855

  Pagliero, Estelle ^a   Chesnel, Laurent ^a   Hopkins, Julie ^a   Croizé, Jacques ^b   Dideberg, Otto ^a   Vernet, Thierry ^a   Di Guilmi, Anne Marie ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFOTAXIME; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2B; PENICILLIN G; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PIPERACILLIN; THREONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINOACYLTRANSFERASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, BACTERIAL; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; MUTATION; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PENICILLINS; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 2142770267     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.48.5.1848-1855.2004     Document Type: Article

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