The First Total Synthesis of Lipid II: The Final Monomeric Intermediate in Bacterial Cell Wall Biosynthesis
作者:Michael S. VanNieuwenhze、Scott C. Mauldin、Mohammad Zia-Ebrahimi、Brian E. Winger、William J. Hornback、Shankar L. Saha、James A. Aikins、Larry C. Blaszczak
DOI:10.1021/ja017386d
日期:2002.4.1
Bacterial peptidoglycan is composed of a network of beta-[1,4]-linked glyan strands that are cross-linked through pendant peptide chains. The final product, the murein sacculus, is a single, covalently closed macromolecule that precisely defines the size and shape of the bacterial cell. The recent increase in bacterial resistance to cell wall active agents has led to a resurgence of activity directed
细菌肽聚糖由通过悬垂肽链交联的β-[1,4]-连接的聚糖链网络组成。最终产物,胞壁质球囊,是一个单一的、共价闭合的大分子,它精确地定义了细菌细胞的大小和形状。最近细菌对细胞壁活性剂耐药性的增加导致了旨在提高我们对分子水平耐药机制理解的活动的复苏。生物合成酶及其天然底物可以成为这一努力的宝贵工具。虽然现代实验技术已经导致肽聚糖生物合成中使用的生物合成酶的分离和纯化,但从天然底物中确保其必需底物的有用数量仍然存在问题。