Biosynthesis of peptidoglycan by a cell wall preparation of Staphylococcus aureus and its inhibition by penicillin.

Acetates/metabolism Alanine/biosynthesis,metabolism Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology Carbon Isotopes Cell Wall/drug effects,metabolism Detergents/pharmacology Glucosamine/metabolism Glycine/metabolism Glycosaminoglycans/biosynthesis Muramidase/pharmacology Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars/metabolism Penicillins/pharmacology Peptides/metabolism Peptidoglycan/biosynthesis Polysaccharides, Bacterial/biosynthesis Pronase/pharmacology Ribonucleases/pharmacology Staphylococcus/cytology,drug effects,metabolism Uracil Nucleotides/metabolism

Acetates Anti-Bacterial Agents Carbon Isotopes Detergents Glycosaminoglycans Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars Penicillins Peptides Peptidoglycan Polysaccharides, Bacterial Uracil Nucleotides Ribonucleases Muramidase Pronase Glucosamine Alanine Glycine