title: Membrane lipoteichoic acid is not a precursor to wall teichoic acid in pneumococci.
abstract: The distribution of a pulse of teichoic acid-specific radiolabel between wall and membrane teichoic acids in pneumococci was constant over a subsequent chase period, suggesting that wall and membrane teichoic acids are biosynthesized simultaneously and independently.
mesh_terms: D001433:Bacteriolysis; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000378:metabolism; D002794:Choline / Q000378:metabolism; D005577:Forssman Antigen; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000201:enzymology; D009113:Muramidase / Q000378:metabolism; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000378:metabolism*; D013682:Teichoic Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D013682:Teichoic Acids; D014316:Tritium; D005577:Forssman Antigen; D009113:Muramidase; D002794:Choline