The biosynthesis of peptidoglycan lipid-linked intermediates

Oxford University Press (OUP) - Tập 32 Số 2 - Trang 208-233 - 2008
Ahmed Bouhss1, Amy E. Trunkfield2, Timothy D. H. Bugg2, Dominique Mengin‐Lecreulx1
1Laboratoire des Enveloppes Bactériennes et Antibiotiques, Institut de Biochimie et Biophysique Moléculaire et Cellulaire, UMR 8619 CNRS, Univ Paris‐Sud, Orsay, France
2Dept. of Chemistry, University of Warwick,Coventry,UK

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