Acetylmuramic acid, N-
Application Notes
N-Acetylmuramic acid is an essential component of the peptoglycan of bacterial cell walls. The formation of N-acetylmuramic acid and its cross-linking to form peptoglycan is a target for antibiotics, such as fosfomycin.
References
- Antimicrobial acivity of fosfomycin in vitro. Forsgen A. and Walder M. J Antimicrob Chemother. 1983 ,11, 467.