Cutting and Stitching: The Cross-Linking of Peptidoglycan in the Assembly of the Bacterial Cell Wall

The machinery responsible for bacterial cell wall synthesis has proven to be an invaluable antibiotic target. Nearly 80 years after the discovery of penicillin, some of the mysteries surrounding this process are finally being unraveled.

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Veröffentlicht in:	ACS chemical biology 2007-09, Vol.2 (9), p.602-605
1. Verfasser:	Buynak, John D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacteria - enzymology Bacteria - metabolism Bacterial Proteins - metabolism Cell Wall - chemistry Cell Wall - metabolism Penicillin-Binding Proteins - chemistry Penicillin-Binding Proteins - metabolism Penicillins - chemistry Penicillins - metabolism Peptidoglycan - chemistry Peptidoglycan - metabolism
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Zusammenfassung:	The machinery responsible for bacterial cell wall synthesis has proven to be an invaluable antibiotic target. Nearly 80 years after the discovery of penicillin, some of the mysteries surrounding this process are finally being unraveled.
ISSN:	1554-8929 1554-8937
DOI:	10.1021/cb700182u