Utility of muropeptide ligase for identification of inhibitors of the cell wall biosynthesis enzyme MurF

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 230-236

  Baum, Ellen Z ^a   Crespo Carbone, Steven M ^a   Abbanat, Darren ^a   Foleno, Barbara ^a   Maden, Amy ^a   Goldschmidt, Raul ^a   Bush, Karen ^a  

^a JOHNSON AND JOHNSON PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINOPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; DIAMINOPIMELIC ACID; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; LIGASE; MURF INHIBITOR; MUROPEPTIDE LIGASE; PROTEIN MURF; THIAZOLYLAMINOPYRIDINE; TRIPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL WALL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

EID: 29944442521     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.50.1.230-236.2006     Document Type: Article

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