Cutting and stitching: The cross-linking of peptidoglycan in the assembly of the bacterial cell wall

被引：18

作者：

Buynak, John D. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] So Methodist Univ, Dept Chem, Dallas, TX 75275 USA

来源：

ACS CHEMICAL BIOLOGY | 2007年 / 2卷 / 09期

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D O I：

10.1021/cb700182u

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

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.

引用

页码：602 / 605

页数：4

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