<italic toggle="yes">Chlamydia trachomatis dapF</italic> Encodes a Bifunctional Enzyme Capable of Both <sc>d</sc>-Glutamate Racemase and Diaminopimelate Epimerase Activities

ABSTRACT 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 po...

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Auteurs principaux: George Liechti, Raghuveer Singh, Patricia L. Rossi, Miranda D. Gray, Nancy E. Adams, Anthony T. Maurelli
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Publié: American Society for Microbiology 2018
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/25b5cc28c59f4df9bc590f5d40c7924d
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