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. 1972 Apr;110(1):26–34. doi: 10.1128/jb.110.1.26-34.1972

Studies on Escherichia coli Enzymes Involved in the Synthesis of Uridine Diphosphate-N-Acetyl-Muramyl-Pentapeptide

E J J Lugtenberg 1
PMCID: PMC247374  PMID: 4552992

Abstract

The specific activities of l-alanine:d-alanine racemase, d-alanine:d-alanine ligase, and the l-alanine, d-glutamic acid, meso-diaminopimelic acid, and d-alanyl-d-alanine adding enzymes were followed during growth of Escherichia coli. The specific activities were nearly independent of the growth phase. d-Alanine:d-alanine ligase was inhibited by d-alanyl-d-alanine, d-cycloserine, glycine, and glycyl-glycine. l-Alanine:d-alanine racemase was found to be sensitive to d-cycloserine, glycine, and glycyl-glycine. The l-alanine adding enzyme was inhibited by glycine and glycyl-glycine.

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