Isopeptide bond: Difference between revisions
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===Enzymatic=== | ===Enzymatic=== | ||
Intermolecular (between molecule) isopeptide bonds that link bacterial pilin monomers into long chains of pili are formed enzymatically by a cysteine transpeptidase "sortase"<ref name="kang2009">PMID: 19497855</ref>. However, the same pilins have multiple intramolecular (within molecule) isopeptide bonds that appear to form spontaneously<ref name="kang2009" />. | |||
==Frequency== | ==Frequency== | ||