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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Bacterial Proteins > Penicillin-Binding Proteins
Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Penicillin-Binding Proteins

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Penicillin-Binding Proteins  

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Entry terms

  • Penicillin Binding Protein
  • Penicillin-Binding Protein

Scope note

  • Bacterial proteins that share the property of binding irreversibly to PENICILLINS and other ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS derived from LACTAMS. The penicillin-binding proteins are primarily enzymes involved in CELL WALL biosynthesis including MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; TRANSPEPTIDASES; and HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES.

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  • 2005 (1978);

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D046915

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