Disruption of D-alanyl esterification of Staphylococcus aureus cell wall teichoic acid by the β-lactam resistance modifier (-)-epicatechin gallate

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1156-1162

  Bernal, Patricia ^a   Zloh, Mire ^a   Taylor, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

lactam resistance; Bacterial cell wall structure; Epicatechin gallate; MRSA

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; FERRITIN; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; TEICHOIC ACID;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTERIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ALANINE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; CATECHIN; CELL WALL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OXACILLIN; TEICHOIC ACIDS;

EID: 65749118977     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp094     Document Type: Article

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