Gene vanXYC encodes d,d ‐dipeptidase (VanX) and d,d‐carboxypeptidase (VanY) activities in vancomycin‐resistant Enterococcus gallinarum BM4174
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- 1 October 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Microbiology
- Vol. 34 (2), 341-349
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01604.x
Abstract
VanX and VanY have strict d,d‐dipeptidase and d,d‐carboxypeptidase activity, respectively, that eliminates production of peptidoglycan precursors ending in d‐alanyl‐d‐alanine (d‐Ala‐d‐Ala) in glycope...Keywords
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