Two Distinct Transpeptidation Reactions During Murein Synthesis in Escherichia Coli
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Murein synthesized in ether-permeabilized cells of Escherichia coli deficient in individual penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) and in the presence of certain beta-lactam antibiotics was analyzed by high-pressure liquid chromatography separation of the muramidase split products. PBP 1b was found to to be the major murein synthesizing activity that was poorly compensated for by PBP 1a. A PBP 2 mutant as well as mecillinam-inhibited cells showed increased activity in the formation of oligomeric muropeptides as well as UDP-muramylpeptidyl-linked muropeptides, the reaction products of transpeptidation, bypassing the lipid intermediate. In contrast, penicillin G and furazlocillin severely inhibited these reactions but stimulated normal dimer production. It is concluded that two distinct transpeptidases exist in E. coli: one, highly sensitive to penicillin G and furazlocillin, catalyzes the formation of hyper-cross-linked muropeptides, and a second one, quite resistant to these antibiotics, synthesizes muropeptide dimers.
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