Structure-function features of a Mycoplasma glycolipid synthase derived from structural data integration, molecular simulations, and mutational analysis.

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Published in PLoS One on December 03, 2013

Authors

Javier Romero-García1, Carles Francisco, Xevi Biarnés, Antoni Planas

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratory of Biochemistry, Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain.

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