The crystal structure of two macrolide glycosyltransferases provides a blueprint for host cell antibiotic immunity.
Glycosylation of macrolide antibiotics confers host cell immunity from endogenous and exogenous agents. The Streptomyces antibioticus glycosyltransferases, OleI and OleD, glycosylate and inactivate oleandomycin and diverse macrolides including erythromycin, respectively. The structure of these enzym...
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| Formato: | Journal article |
| Idioma: | English |
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2007
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