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Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis

Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis is a metabolic pathway belonging to anabolic pathways that synthesizes peptidoglycan, a structural polymer essential for bacterial cell wall integrity, through the sequential assembly of glycan chains and peptide cross-links from nucleotide sugar precursors.

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Symptomatic atherosclerosis is associated with an altered gut metagenome

Fredrik Karlsson, Frida Fåk, Intawat Nookaew et al. · Nature Communications · 2012 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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Minimal structural requirements for adjuvant activity of bacterial peptidoglycan derivatives

Farielle Ellouz, Arlette Adam, R Ciorbaru et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1974 · 1K citations

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Specific Binding of Nisin to the Peptidoglycan Precursor Lipid II Combines Pore Formation and Inhibition of Cell Wall Biosynthesis for Potent Antibiotic Activity

Imke Wiedemann, Eefjan Breukink, Cindy van Kraaij et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2001 · 775 citations · Full text

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Analysis of Streptomyces avermitilis genes required for avermectin biosynthesis utilizing a novel integration vector

Douglas J. MacNeil, Keith M. Gewain, Carolyn L. Ruby et al. · Gene · 1992 · 761 citations

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Molecular basis for vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecium BM4147: biosynthesis of a depsipeptide peptidoglycan precursor by vancomycin resistance proteins VanH and VanA

Timothy D. H. Bugg, Gerard D. Wright, Sylvie Dutka‐Malen et al. · Biochemistry · 1991 · 661 citations

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  1. DM
    Dominique Mengin‐Lecreulx

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    71 publications · 5.3K citations

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  2. JV
    Jean van Heijenoort

    Université Paris-Sud, France

    54 publications · 4.4K citations

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  3. WV
    Waldemar Vollmer

    Newcastle University, United Kingdom

    68 publications · 4.9K citations

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  4. SW
    Suzanne Walker

    Harvard University, United States

    46 publications · 4K citations

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  5. MA
    Michel Arthur

    Inserm, France

    46 publications · 4.8K citations

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  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    63 h-index

    508 publications

    46.6K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    61 h-index

    711 publications

    40.1K citations

  3. Université Paris-Sud

    Orsay, France

    49 h-index

    279 publications

    22.5K citations

  4. Newcastle University

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

    42 h-index

    241 publications

    17.6K citations

  5. Institut Pasteur

    Paris, France

    40 h-index

    241 publications

    19.1K citations

  6. University of Liège

    Liège, Belgium

    37 h-index

    210 publications

    12.4K citations

  7. Inserm

    Paris, France

    37 h-index

    250 publications

    14.7K citations

  8. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    36 h-index

    253 publications

    19K citations

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  1. Journal of Bacteriology

    JB · 361 publications · 22.5K citations

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  2. Molecular Microbiology

    127 publications · 12.4K citations

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  3. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 174 publications · 14.1K citations

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  4. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

    AAC · 138 publications · 9.1K citations

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  5. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 62 publications · 8.1K citations

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