Murein (Peptidoglycan)
Part 5. Polysaccharides
Dr. Christoph Heidrich,
Dr. Waldemar Vollmer,
Dr. Christoph Heidrich
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Landesunfallkasse NRW, Abteilung Prävention, Ulenbergstrasse 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, D-40223
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Waldemar Vollmer
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Max-Planck-Institut für Entwicklungsbiologie, Abteilung Biochemie, Spemannstraße 35/II, Tübingen, D-72076
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Christoph Heidrich,
Dr. Waldemar Vollmer,
Dr. Christoph Heidrich
- [email protected]
- +49-0211-9024 302 | Fax: +49-0211-9024 480
Landesunfallkasse NRW, Abteilung Prävention, Ulenbergstrasse 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, D-40223
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Waldemar Vollmer
- [email protected]
- +49-7071-601 466 | Fax: +49-7071-601 447
Max-Planck-Institut für Entwicklungsbiologie, Abteilung Biochemie, Spemannstraße 35/II, Tübingen, D-72076
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 15 January 2005
Abstract
- Introduction
- Historical Outline
- Isolation, Analysis and Structure of Murein
- Isolation of Murein
- The Basic Chemical Structure of Murein
- Species-specific Structural Variation (Murein Types)
- Secondary Modifications in the Murein Structure
- Covalent Attachment of Cell Wall Components to the Murein Sacculus
- The Fine Structure of Murein
- Analysis of the Length Distribution of the Murein Glycan Strands
- Analysis of the Muropeptide Composition
- Variability of the Species-specific Murein Composition
- Three-dimensional Structure of Murein
- Biosynthesis of Murein
- Biosynthesis of the Murein Precursor Lipid II
- Formation of UDP-MurNAc(pentapeptide) in the Cytoplasm
- Formation of the Lipid Intermediates
- Murein Synthases and Hydrolases
- Growth Mechanism of the Murein Sacculus
- Safe Strategies for the Enlargement of the Stress-bearing Murein
- “Three-for-one” Model (Höltje, 1996) “Three-for-one” Model
- Recycling of the Turnover Products
- Inhibition of Murein Biosynthesis
- Biosynthesis of the Murein Precursor Lipid II
- Molecular Genetics of Murein Biosynthesis
- Exogenous Murein Hydrolases
- Biological Activities of Murein
- Production
- Current Problems and Outlook
- Acknowledgments
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