| Literature DB >> 6255884 |
P Reisinger, H Seidel, H Tschesche, W P Hammes.
Abstract
Nisin inhibits murein synthesis with concomitant accumulation of undecaprenyl-pyrophospho-MurHAc(pentapeptide) (lipid intermediate I). This inhibition is caused by the formation of a complex between the antibiotic and lipid intermediate I. Undecaprenyl-pyrophospho-MurNAc(pentapeptide)-GlcNAc (lipid intermediate II) also forms a complex with nisin. However, when murein synthesis is inhibited by nisin, this latter complex is not formed since lipid intermediate II is not longer synthesized.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 6255884 DOI: 10.1007/bf00427192
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Microbiol ISSN: 0302-8933 Impact factor: 2.552