Peptidoglycan precursor from Fusobacterium nucleatum contains lanthionine. |
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| Authors: | A Fredriksen E N Vasstrand and H B Jensen |
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| Institution: | Department of Biochemistry, University of Bergen, Norway. |
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| Abstract: | Fusobacterium nucleatum was grown in the presence of 14C]UDP. By means of sequential precipitation and chromatographic separation of the cytoplasmic content, a peptidoglycan 14C]UDP pentapeptide containing lanthionine was isolated. This finding indicates that lanthionine is synthesized and incorporated as such during the assembly of the peptidoglycan. |
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