PURIFIED PEPTIDE DEFORMYLASE FROM STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE

摘要

The present invention relates to novel drug targets for pathogenic bacteria. Accordingly, the invention provides purified peptide deformylase from Streptococcus Pneumoniae comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4. The invention also provides biochemical and biophysical characteristics of the polypeptides of the invention.