Optimization of UDP-N-acetylmuramic acid synthesis

Pharmazie

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 102-106

  Humljan, Jan ^a,c   Starcevic S ^a   Car, V ^a   Stefanic Anderluh P ^a   Kocjan, D ^a   Jenko, B ^b   Urleb, U ^a  

^a Lek dd   (Slovenia)

^b Jenko Doo ^*  (Slovenia)

^c Lek Pharmaceuticals   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGASE; MURC LIGASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE N ACETYLMURAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHOSPHORYLATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION OPTIMIZATION;

CHEMISTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOSPHORYLATION; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE N-ACETYLMURAMIC ACID;

EID: 39449118823     PISSN: 00317144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1691/ph.2008.7675     Document Type: Article

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