Name: | Penicillin-Binding Proteins |
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Description: | Bacterial proteins that share the property of binding irreversibly to PENICILLINS and other ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS derived from LACTAMS. The penicillin-binding proteins are primarily enzymes involved in CELL WALL biosynthesis including MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; TRANSPEPTIDASES; and HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES. |
Synonyms: |
Peptidoglycan Synthetase; Penicillin-Binding Protein; Proteins, Penicillin-Binding; Penicillin Binding Protein; Penicillin Binding Proteins; Synthetase, Peptidoglycan
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