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Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Hydrolases > Amidohydrolases > N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase

Preferred term

N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase  

Type

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Definition

  • An autolytic enzyme bound to the surface of bacterial cell walls. It catalyzes the hydrolysis of the link between N-acetylmuramoyl residues and L-amino acid residues in certain cell wall glycopeptides, particularly peptidoglycan. EC 3.5.1.28.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • LE-Enzyme
  • Mucopeptide Amidohydrolase
  • Murein Hydrolase
  • Peptidoglycan amidohydrolase
  • Peptidoglycan Hydrolase

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