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. 1974 Feb;117(2):926–927. doi: 10.1128/jb.117.2.926-927.1974

d-Alanine Carboxypeptidase and Cell Wall Cross-Linking in Bacillus subtilis

Arlene Sharpe 1, Peter M Blumberg 1, Jack L Strominger 1
PMCID: PMC285596  PMID: 4204447

Abstract

Inhibition of d-alanine carboxypeptidase in Bacillus subtilis by 95% caused no measurable change in the degree of cross-linking of the peptidoglycan.

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