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Penicillin binding protein/lactivicin (inhibitor) (2jch)
by Tyler Carpenter, Samuel Pierce, Hyunjoon Choi, Anton El Khoury and Tiankai Zhang
Student Projects for UMass Chemistry 423 Spring 2016
Introduction
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Outline:
1) Why is it important? Penicillin-binding proteins are essential for cell wall biogenesis. General info about bacterial cell wall biogenesis. Also, how bacteria mutate in order to avoid binding to beta-lactam.
2) Ligands, in particular phenoxyacetyl lactivicin. Also, how PBP binds lactivicin.
Sample green scene: Penicillin-binding protein has four ligands, one of which is the electron-deficient olefin ligand or EDO
Overall Structure
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Binding Interactions
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Additional Features
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Quiz Question 1
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See Also
Credits
Introduction - name of team member
Overall Structure - name of team member
Drug Binding Site - name of team member
Additional Features - name of team member
Quiz Question 1 - name of team member