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Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Penicillin-Binding Proteins

Preferred term

Penicillin-Binding Proteins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Bacterial proteins that share the property of binding irreversibly to PENICILLINS and other ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS derived from LACTAMS. The penicillin-binding proteins are primarily enzymes involved in CELL WALL biosynthesis including MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; TRANSPEPTIDASES; and HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES. A complex of enzymes that synthesize the peptidoglycan cell wall structure.

Synonym(s)

  • 9042-06-2
  • Penicillin-Binding Protein

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-QKPSP1DM-Q

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