MraY Structure (IMAGE)

Duke University

MraY Structure

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A schematic portraying the structure of MraY (in green and brown), an essential enzyme in bacterial cell wall synthesis. The enzyme is bound to the antibiotic muraymycin (magenta) which is overlaid on an image of a brick wall that symbolizes the bacterial cell wall. Drugs that bind MraY can inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis.

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Ben Chung

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