In vitro studies of peptidoglycan binding and hydrolysis by the Bacillus anthracis germination-specific lytic enzyme SleB

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 125-131

  Heffron, Jared D ^a   Sherry, Nora ^a   Popham, David L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; SLEB PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GERMINATION; HYDROLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SOLUBILIZATION;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROLYSIS; LACTAMS; MURAMIC ACIDS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 78650122220     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00869-10     Document Type: Article

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