Peptidoglycan fine structure of the radiotolerant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans Sark.
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Peptidoglycan from Deinococcus radiodurans was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. The monomeric subunit was: N-acetylglucosamine-N-acetylmuramic acid-L-Ala-D-Glu-(gamma)-L-Orn-[(delta)Gly-Gly]-D-Ala-D-Ala. Cross-linkage was mediated by (Gly)2 bridges, and glycan strands were terminated in (1-->6)anhydro-muramic acid residues. Structural relations with the phylogenetically close Thermus thermophilus are discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of bacteriology
دوره 181 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999