Peptidoglycan composition of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium

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作者
deJonge, BLM [1 ]
Gage, D [1 ]
Handwerger, S [1 ]
机构
[1] MICHIGAN STATE UNIV,DEPT BIOCHEM,NATL INST HLTH,MASS SPECTROMETRY FACIL,E LANSING,MI 48824
来源
MICROBIAL DRUG RESISTANCE-MECHANISMS EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DISEASE | 1996年 / 2卷 / 02期
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10.1089/mdr.1996.2.225
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
摘要
Muropeptide composition of peptidoglycan isolated from isogenic vancomycin-resistant and -sensitive Enterococcus faecium strains was analyzed by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography combined with amino acid and fast atom bombardment mass spectrometric analyses, Peptidoglycan of the sensitive and resistant strains was the same and was composed of tri- and tetrapeptides stem peptide subunits with or without aspartate or asparagine substitutions on the epsilon-amino group of the lysine residue, Thus, the synthesis of lactate-terminating peptidoglycan precursors in vancomycin-resistant E. faecium did not affect the chemical composition of peptidoglycan.
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页码:225 / 229
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