Diaminopimelic acid
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(2R,6S)-2,6-Diaminoheptanedioic acid |
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| CAS number | 583-93-7  |
| PubChem | 1549101 |
| ChemSpider | 89700  |
| MeSH | Diaminopimelic+acid |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:16488 |
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL415306 |
| Jmol-3D images | Image 1 |
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| Molecular formula | C7H14N2O4 |
| Molar mass | 190.2 g mol−1 |
 (verify) (what is:  / ?)Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) |
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Diaminopimelic acid (DAP) is an amino acid, representing an epsilon-carboxy derivative of lysine.
DAP is a characteristic of certain cell walls[1] of some bacteria. When provided, they exhibit normal growth. When in deficiency, they still grow but with the inability to make new cell wall proteoglycan.
This is also the attachment point for Braun's lipoprotein.[2]
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- ^ Brooks, George H.; Geo F. Brooks (2007). Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg's medical microbiology. McGraw-Hill Medical. pp. 85. ISBN 0-07-147666-0.
- ^ Seltmann, Guntram; Holst, Otto (2002). The Bacterial Cell Wall. Berlin: Springer. pp. 81–82. ISBN 3540426086.
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