Structural and Functional Adaptation of Vancomycin Resistance VanT Serine Racemases
ABSTRACT Vancomycin resistance in Gram-positive bacteria results from the replacement of the d-alanyl–d-alanine target of peptidoglycan precursors with d-alanyl–d-lactate or d-alanyl–d-serine (d-Ala-d-Ser), to which vancomycin has low binding affinity. VanT is one of the proteins required for the pr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2015-09-01
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Series: | mBio |
Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00806-15 |