N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase

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.

Year introduced: 1991(1979)

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Tree Number(s): D08.811.277.087.030

MeSH Unique ID: D009238

Registry Number: EC 3.5.1.28

Entry Terms:

• Amidase, N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine
• N Acetylmuramoyl L alanine Amidase
• LE-Enzyme
• LE Enzyme
• Mucopeptide Amidohydrolase
• Amidohydrolase, Mucopeptide
• Murein Hydrolase
• Hydrolase, Murein
• Peptidoglycan Hydrolase
• Hydrolase, Peptidoglycan
• Autolysin
• T7 Endolysin
• Endolysin, T7
• T7 Lysozyme
• Lysozyme, T7

Previous Indexing:

• Alanine (1966-1978)
• Amidohydrolases (1966-1978)
• Muramic Acids (1973-1978)

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N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase