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. 1979 Jun;15(6):831–833. doi: 10.1128/aac.15.6.831

Inhibition of Transpeptidase Activity in Escherichia coli by Thienamycin

Brian A Moore 1, Sidney Jevons 1, Keith W Brammer 1
PMCID: PMC352767  PMID: 383012

Abstract

Thienamycin was shown to be a more potent inhibitor than ampicillin of the enzyme peptidoglycan transpeptidase from Escherichia coli.

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