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A simple HPLC method for analysing diaminopimelic acid diastereomers in cell walls of Gram-positive bacteria
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A simple HPLC method for analysing diaminopimelic acid diastereomers in cell walls of Gram-positive bacteria

J D McKerrow, S Vagg, T McKinney, E M Seviour, A M Maszennan, Peter R Brooks and R J Seviour
Letters in Applied Microbiology, Vol.30(3), pp.178-182
2000
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https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1472-765x.2000.00675.xView
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Microbiology Medical Microbiology Veterinary Sciences
A simple and sensitive method for separating and detecting the LL, DD and meso diastereomers of the dibasic amino acid diaminopimelic acid (DAP) in the peptidoglycan of Gram-positive bacteria is described. This method is based on reverse phase HPLC separation of chiral derivatives of DAP followed by fluorescence detection of the o-phthaldehyde derivatives. Its application to the analyses of cell walls of several Gram-positive bacteria is described, where 10 mg or less of dry cells is required.

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