teichoic acid

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf polymer
gptkbp:component bacterial cell wall
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:glycerol_phosphate
gptkb:ribitol_phosphate
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:James_Baddiley
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1958
gptkbp:foundIn Gram-positive bacteria
gptkbp:function regulates cell growth
involved in ion homeostasis
provides rigidity to cell wall
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label teichoic acid
gptkbp:location cell membrane (lipoteichoic acid)
peptidoglycan layer
gptkbp:role immune response modulation
bacterial pathogenicity
gptkbp:target antibiotics
bacteriophages
gptkbp:type gptkb:lipoteichoic_acid
gptkb:wall_teichoic_acid
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Staphylococcus_aureus_subsp._aureus_Rosenbach
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6