Kinetic characterization of the monofunctional glycosyltransferase from Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2528-2532

  Terrak, Mohammed ^a   Nguyen Distèche, Martine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCAN; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; METAL ION; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; PENTAPEPTIDE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNDECAPRENYL PYROPHOSPHATE N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYL N ACETYLMURAMOYL PENTAPEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PH; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ENZYME ACTIVATION; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33645221310     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.188.7.2528-2532.2006     Document Type: Article

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