Mesh term N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase
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Description
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.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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