Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Transpeptidase:
An
enzyme
that
catalyzes
a
nucleophilic carbonyl substitution reaction
necessary for cross-linkage of bacterial cell wall
peptidoglycan
.
Transpeptidase (
Enz
-
OH
) involvement in
peptidoglycan
cross-linkage.
Related terms:
Penicillin
,
antibiotic
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