N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase

Synonyms

Amidase, N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine

Amidohydrolase, Mucopeptide

Autolysin

Endolysin, T7

Hydrolase, Murein

Hydrolase, Peptidoglycan

LE Enzyme

LE-Enzyme

Lysozyme, T7

Mucopeptide Amidohydrolase

Murein Hydrolase

N Acetylmuramoyl L alanine Amidase

Peptidoglycan Hydrolase

Peptidoglycan amidohydrolase

T7 Endolysin

T7 Lysozyme

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.