Figure 10-10: Phage amurins inhibit different steps in cell wall synthesis. A simplified version of the cell wall synthesis pathway, adapted from Nanninga (79). The jagged line in the membrane represents undecaprenylphosphate. Abbreviations used are: G, GlcNAc; M, MurNAc; pep3, tripeptide; pep5, pentapeptide; PBPs, penicillin-binding proteins. Two different steps are specifically blocked by the fX174 and Qb amurins (see text). (for better image quality, click here for tif image, which may be quite large; may also require screen refreshing plus special software to view; or view larger tif in separate window)

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