Identification of Dynamic Structural Motifs Involved in Peptidoglycan Glycosyltransfer

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 383, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 167-177

  Lovering, Andrew L ^a   De Castro, Liza ^a   Strynadka, Natalie C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

crystal structure; glycosyltransferase; penicillin; peptidoglycan; bulge

Indexed keywords

EXOMURAMIDASE; LYSOZYME; PEPTIDOGLYCAN GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 52049104949     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.08.020     Document Type: Article

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