Comparison of the biosynthesis of the methanobacterial pseudomurein and the eubacterial murein

Comparison of the biosynthesis of the methanobacterial pseudomurein and the eubacterial murein

From cell extracts of the archaebacterium Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum 11 putative precursors of the pseudomurein were isolated and characterized. On the basis of the isolated intermediates, a biosynthetic pathway of the pseudomurein is proposed. Compared to the eubacterial murein the biosyn...

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Veröffentlicht in:Die Naturwissenschaften 1990-10, Vol.77 (10), p.472-475
Hauptverfasser: HARTMANN, E, KOÊNIG, H
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Amino Acid Sequence
Archaea - genetics
Archaea - metabolism
Bacteria - genetics
Bacteria - metabolism
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Carbohydrate Sequence
Euryarchaeota - genetics
Euryarchaeota - metabolism
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Metabolism. Enzymes
Microbiology
Molecular Sequence Data
Peptidoglycan - biosynthesis
Phylogeny
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Zusammenfassung:From cell extracts of the archaebacterium Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum 11 putative precursors of the pseudomurein were isolated and characterized. On the basis of the isolated intermediates, a biosynthetic pathway of the pseudomurein is proposed. Compared to the eubacterial murein the biosynthetic stages follow different pathways as indicated by the occurrence of a nucleotide-activated disaccharide and nucleotide-activated peptides.
ISSN:0028-1042
1432-1904
DOI:10.1007/BF01135923