(1) URA 1131, CNRS, Bâtiment 432, Université de Paris-Sud, F-91405 Orsay, France;(2) URA 1116, CNRS, Bâtiment 432, Université de Paris-Sud, F-91405 Orsay, France
Abstract:
-Dihydroheptaprenyl-pyrophosphoryl- N-acetylmuramoyl-L-Ala--D-Glu- meso-diaminopimeloyl(N-dansyl)-D-Ala-D-Ala ( 1), an analogue of lipid I ofpeptidoglycan biosynthesis, was synthesized from natural UDP-N-acetylmuramoyl-pentapeptide in three steps. Compound 1 was shown to be asubstrate for the MurG transferase from Escherichia coli, even in theabsence of membranes. When membranes were present, dansylated peptidoglycanwas also formed.