LipidII: Just Another Brick in the Wall?

Nearly all bacteria contain a peptidoglycan cell wall. The peptidoglycan precursor molecule is LipidII, containing the basic peptidoglycan building block attached to a lipid. Although the suitability of LipidII as an antibacterial target has long been recognized, progress on elucidating the role(s)...

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Main Authors: Dirk-Jan Scheffers, Menno B Tol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-12-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4683061?pdf=render