Peptidoglycan Biosynthesis (Part 2)
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Notes.
1. The third residue in the pentapeptide is meso-2,6-diaminopimelate (2,6-diaminoheptanedioate, A2pm) in Gram-negative and some Gram-positive organisms. It is lysine in other Gram-positive organisms. Both peptide bonds of the diaminopimelic residue are to its L-centre.
2. For the reaction of EC 2.7.8.13 to be predominantly in the forward direction, a high cytoplasmic concentration (about 0.1 mM) of the UDP-Mur2Ac-pentapeptide is required.
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