D-amino acids
Amino acids can exsit in two sterioisomeric forms, D-amino (dextrorotatory) andL-amino (levorortatory)[1]. Most amio acid exsit in the L-isomers form in living orgamisms. However in recent years with major technology advancements in science D-isomers have also been found in living things[2]. D-isomers are mainly found in bacteria in the peptiodglycan cell wall.
D-alanine and D-gluatmine are the main components in the peptiodclycan cell wall and can be asossiated with antibiotic resistance in bacteria[3].
References
- ↑ Hardin J, Bertoni G, Kleinsmith L.J. Becker's World of the Cell, 8th ed. : Benjamin Cummings;
- ↑ Polluzioni L. A World in the Mirror: D amino acids. http://www.d-aminoacids.com/Introduction/introduction.html (accessed 3 December 2016).
- ↑ Polluzioni L. A World in the Mirror: D amino acids. http://www.d-aminoacids.com/organisms/organisms.html (accessed 3 December 2016).