In vitro peptidoglycan synthesis assay with lipid II substrate

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 966, Issue , 2013, Pages 273-288

  Biboy, Jacob ^a   Bui, Nhat Khai ^a   Vollmer, Waldemar ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glycosyltransferase; Lipid II; Peptidoglycan; Transpeptidase

Indexed keywords

LIPID; LYSOZYME; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SCINTILLATION COUNTING;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIPIDS; MURAMIDASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; SCINTILLATION COUNTING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879297111     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-245-2_17     Document Type: Article

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