Open AccessIsolation of a nucleotide activated disaccharide pentapeptide precursor from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum
Author(s) -
Hartmann Evamarie,
König Helmut,
Kandler Otto,
Hammes Walter
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1989.tb03645.x
Subject(s) - disaccharide , pentapeptide repeat , chemistry , methanobacterium , uridine , biochemistry , stereochemistry , rna , peptide , archaea , gene
A uridine diphosphate activated disaccharide pentapeptide was isolated from trichloroacetic acid extracts of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum: This compound is supposed to be a putative precursor of the pseudomurein.