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Crystalline UDP-glycosyl transferase (MurG) and methods of use thereof

US6921653B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 9, 2001
Grant dateJul 26, 2005
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Expiry dateMar 26, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A90/10
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to crystals of the Escherichia coli MurG, a membrane-associated UDP-glycosyltransferase involved in peptidoglycan biosynthesis. The present invention also relates to three-dimensional atomic coordinates of the MurG protein, three-dimensional structures of the protein, and images thereof. The present invention relates to methods of crystallizing MurG proteins.

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