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Lesa Beamer

Institution
University of Missouri - Columbia

Projects

Dynamics of Bacterial Phosphoglucomutase via NMR Relaxation

Lead Institution
University of Missouri - Columbia
Principal Investigator
Steven Van Doren
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
A bacterial enzyme known as phosphomannomutase / phosphoglucomutase (PMM/PGM) is required in the biosynthesis of the sugar capsule. Bacteria use this coating of complex carbohydrates in forming their…