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A D-alanine aminotransferase S180F substitution confers resistance to β-chloro-D-alanine in Staphylococcus aureus via antibiotic inactivation
Rakesh Roy, Yahani P. Jayasinghe, Sasmita Panda…·James P. O’Gara
This study identifies a S180F substitution in D-alanine aminotransferase (Dat) in Staphylococcus aureus that confers resistance to β-chloro-D-alanine by altering PLP co-factor binding and promoting antibiotic inactivation.
DOI 10.1101/2025.08.17.668425