Fig. 1.
Structures and cellular targets of vancomycin and ramoplanin. (A) Structures of compounds discussed in the text. (B) The extracellular stage of PG biosynthesis. Vancomycin recognizes d-Ala-d-Ala (red); ramoplanin recognizes diphospho-MurNAc (blue). In B. subtilis, L-Lys is replaced with meso-diaminopimelic acid.
