Molecular changes in Staphylococcus aureus fem (factors essential for methicillin resistance) mutants, analyzed via Mass Spectrometry

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dc.contributor.advisorKim, Sung Joon.
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, Thanh
dc.contributor.departmentBiochemistry.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-21T16:51:40Z
dc.date.available2018-05-21T16:51:40Z
dc.date.copyright2018
dc.date.issued2018-05-21
dc.description.abstractAs Staphylococcus aureus is becoming increasingly resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics, it is important to identify the mechanism of resistance on a molecular level. This study seeks to explore the molecular changes in cross-linking, cross-linking efficiency, alanylation, and O-acetylation of the S. aureus peptidoglycan in fem (factors essential to methicillin resistance) mutants which control glycine bridge linkage. Three different samples, BB255, UK-17, and UT34-2 were accessed by mass spectrometry, which is a technique used to measure the different molecules within the sample. The data was analyzed for changes in the cell wall via a program created by a Baylor graduate student within MassLynx. Results indicated that femB with three glycine linkages has a greater crosslinking efficiency than femA. Alanylation was similar for both mutants, and O-acetylation was slightly more prominent in femB. These results are consistent with previous experiments that used nuclear magnetic resonance techniques. Triglycine bridges of S. aureus peptidoglycan seem to yield more resistance to methicillin antibiotics than monoglycine bridges do.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/10286
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.subjectStaphylococcus aureus.en_US
dc.subjectGram-postive bacteria.en_US
dc.subjectPeptidoglycan.en_US
dc.subjectMass Spectrometry.en_US
dc.subjectFem mutants.en_US
dc.subjectCross Linking.en_US
dc.subjectAlanylation.en_US
dc.subjectAcetylation.en_US
dc.subjectAntibiotic resistance.en_US
dc.subjectMethicillin.en_US
dc.titleMolecular changes in Staphylococcus aureus fem (factors essential for methicillin resistance) mutants, analyzed via Mass Spectrometryen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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