Characteristics of a 50S ribosomal subunit precursor particle as a substrate for ermE methyltransferase activity and erythromycin binding in Staphylococcus aureus

RNA Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 147-153

  Pokkunuri, Indira ^a   Champney, W Scott ^a  

^a East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Erm methyltransferase; Erythromycin; Ribosomes; S. aureus

Indexed keywords

ERME METHYLTRANSFERASE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LINCOSAMIDE; MESSENGER RNA; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MIKAMYCIN B; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 23S; RNA 50S; RNA PRECURSOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONTENT; RIBOSOME SUBUNIT; RNA METHYLATION; RNA TRANSLATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 39049090868     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.4.3.5346     Document Type: Article

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