Teichoic and Teichuronic Acids from Gram-Positive Bacteria
Part 5. Polysaccharides
Dr. Vladimir Lazarevic,
Dr. Harold M. Pooley,
Dr. Catherine Mauël,
Prof. Dimitri Karamata,
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Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
- Introduction
- Historical Outline
- Chemical Structures
- Cell Wall Teichoic Acid
- Polyol Variation
- B. subtilis Cell Wall Teichoic Acids
- Teichuronic Acids
- Cell Wall Teichoic Acid
- Biosynthesis and Genetics of Poly(GroP)
- Polymerizing Enzyme System for Poly(Glycerol Phosphate) Teichoic Acid
- The Genetic Basis of the Biosynthesis of the Soluble Precursors
- UDPGlcNAc
- UDPManNAc
- CDPGro
- UDPGlc
- The Linkage Unit Formation
- Genetic Basis of Synthesis of the Main Chain
- Genetic Basis of Glucosylation of Poly(Glycerol Phosphate)
- Attachment to Newly Synthesized Peptidoglycan
- Transcriptional Regulation of Wall Teichoic Acid Genes in B. subtilis 168
- Biosynthesis and Genetics of Poly (3-O-β-D-Glucopyranosyl N-Acetylgalactosamine 1-Phosphate)
- Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of Mutants
- Genes Involved in Synthesis of Soluble Precursors
- UDPGalNAc
- Genetics of Polymerizing Enzyme System
- Biosynthesis and Genetics of the B. subtilis 168 Cell Wall Teichuronic Acids
- Biodegradation
- Biological Roles Associated with Cell Wall Teichoic and Teichuronic Acids
- Horizontal Transfer of Genes for Wall Teichoic Acid Synthesis
- Role of the D-Alanine Substituent of Wall Teichoic Acid and of the Overall Cell Wall Negative Charge
- The pH Gradient Across the Cell Wall
- Cell Wall Teichoic Acid and Upkeep of the Cell Shape
- Applications
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