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Chlamydia trachomatis dapF Encodes a Bifunctional Enzyme Capable of Both d-Glutamate Racemase and Diaminopimelate Epimerase Activities

Peptidoglycan is a sugar/amino acid polymer unique to bacteria and essential for division and cell shape maintenance. The d-amino acids that make up its cross-linked stem peptides are not abundant in nature and must be synthesized by bacteria de novo. d-Glutamate is present at the second position of...

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Autores principales: Liechti, George, Singh, Raghuveer, Rossi, Patricia L., Gray, Miranda D., Adams, Nancy E., Maurelli, Anthony T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5885031/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29615498
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00204-18