Peptidoglycan structure of Lactobacillus casei, a species highly resistant to glycopeptide antibiotics.
AUTOR(ES)
Billot-Klein, D
RESUMO
The structure of the peptidoglycan of Lactobacillus casei ATCC 393, a species highly resistant to glycopeptide antibiotics, was examined. After digestion, 23 muropeptides were identified; monomers represented 44.7% of all muropeptides, with monomer tetrapeptides being the major ones. Fifty-nine percent of the peptidoglycan was O-acetylated. The cross-bridge between D-alanine and L-lysine consisted of one asparagine, although aspartate could be found in minor quantities. Since UDP-MurNAc-tetrapeptide-D-lactate is the normal cytoplasmic precursor found in this species, monomer tetrapeptide-lactate was expected to be found. However, such a monomer was found only after exposure to penicillin, suggesting that penicillin-sensitive D,D-carboxypeptidases were very active in normal growing cells.
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