STABILITY OF δ-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID (ALA) DEHYDRASE (ALA-D) IN BLOOD SAMPLES AND OF DISSOLVED ALA AS SUBSTRATE FOR ASSAY OF ALA-D
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Mutational analysis of active-site residues of the enterococcal D-ala-D-Ala dipeptidase VanX and comparison with Escherichia coli D-ala-D-Ala ligase and D-ala-D-Ala carboxypeptidase VanY.
BACKGROUND Vancomycin-resistant enterococci are pathogenic bacteria that attenuate antibiotic sensitivity by producing peptidoglycan precursors that terminate in D-Ala-D-lactate rather than D-Ala-D-Ala. A key enzyme in effecting antibiotic resistance is the metallodipeptidase VanX, which reduces the cellular pool of the D-Ala-D-Ala dipeptide. RESULTS We constructed eleven mutants, using the r...
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عنوان ژورنال: INDUSTRIAL HEALTH
سال: 1973
ISSN: 0019-8366,1880-8026
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.11.75