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Peptides of 2-aminopimelic acid: Antibacterial agents that inhibit diaminopimelic acid biosynthesis
Berges,DeWolf Jr.,Dunn,Grappel,Newman,Taggart,Gilvarg
, p. 89 - 95 (1986)
Succinyl-CoA:tetrahydrodipicolinate-N-succinyltransferase is a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of diaminopimelic acid (DAP), a component of the cell wall peptidoglycan of nearly all bacteria. This enzyme converts the cyclic precursor tetrahydrodipicolinic
