Uptake and incorporation of choline and ethanolamine into lipoteichoic acid and teichoic acid by the choline-independent mutant JY2190 of Streptococcus pneumoniae.

doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1998.tb13340.x

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Uptake and incorporation of choline and ethanolamine into lipoteichoic acid and teichoic acid by the choline-independent mutant JY2190 of Streptococcus pneumoniae.

FEMS microbiology letters - 15 Dec 1998

Leopold K, Fischer W

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Lipoteichoic acid- and teichoic acid-containing muropeptides were isolated from choline- or ethanolamine-grown cells of the choline-independent mutant JY2190 of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Choline was taken up and incorporated into lipoteichoic acid and teichoic acid with 81% efficiency, compared w...

Topics

Choline
Chromatography, Affinity
Ethanolamine
Lipopolysaccharides
Mutation
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Teichoic Acids

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