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Alanine racemase is essential for the growth and interspecies competitiveness of Streptococcus mutans
D-alanine (D-Ala) is an essential amino acid that has a key role in bacterial cell wall synthesis. Alanine racemase (Alr) is a unique enzyme that interconverts L-alanine and D-alanine in most bacteria, making this enzyme a potential target for antimicrobial drug development. Streptococcus mutans is...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5168415/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27740612 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijos.2016.34 |