Spectroscopic studies of chloramphenicol acetyltransferase

Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) is the enzyme responsible for the high level resistance to chloramphenicol exhibited by many prokaryotes. The enzyme operates by way of 0-acetylation of the primary (C-3) hydroxyl of chloramphenicol using acetyl coenzyme A as the acyl donor. The primary aim of...

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Main Author: Ellis, Jacqueline
Published: University of Leicester 1990
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.315117