The mechanism of lysis is similar to that of penicillin; A2 inhibits the formation of peptidoglycan by inhibiting the enzyme UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 1-carboxyvinyltransferase (MurA), which catalyzes the first committed step of peptidoglycan synthesis.
bacteriophage | Marine bacteriophage | M13 bacteriophage | Bacteriophage MS2 | Bacteriophage |