Table 1.

Summary of transglycosylase activity assays as discussed in the text.

Assay type	Section number	Stopped or continuous	Sensitivity	Inhibitor screens
Paper/thin layer chromatography	2.1	Stopped	High	No
Polyacrylamide gel	2.2	Stopped	Low	No
HPLC	2.3	Stopped	Medium	No
Fluorometric: continuous fluorescence	2.4	Continuous	High	Yes
Fluorometric: FRET	2.4	Continuous	High	Yes
Moenomycin displacement	2.5	Continuous	High	Yes