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Abstract
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.
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- LE-Enzyme
- Mucopeptide Amidohydrolase
- Murein Hydrolase
- Peptidoglycan Hydrolase
- Amidase, N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine
- Amidohydrolase, Mucopeptide
- Hydrolase, Murein
- Hydrolase, Peptidoglycan
- LE Enzyme
- N Acetylmuramoyl L alanine Amidase
- Autolysin
- T7 Endolysin
- T7 Lysozyme
- Endolysin, T7
- Lysozyme, T7
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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History Note
91(79); was see under AMIDOHYDROLASES 1979-90
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Previous Indexing
- Alanine (1966-1978)
- Amidohydrolases (1966-1978)
- Muramic Acids (1973-1978)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009238. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009238
- N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine_amidase
- N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6951440