Bacteriolytic activity and specificity of Achromobacter β-lytic protease

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 332-339

  Li, Shaoliang ^a   Norioka, Shigemi ^a   Sakiyama, Fumio ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Achromopeptidase; Mass spectrometry; Specificity; Staphylolysis; lytic protease

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLYCINE; LYSOZYME; PEPTIDASE; PEPTIDE; PHENANTHROLINE; PROTEINASE; ZINC ION;

ACHROMOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIOLYSIS; ENZYME BINDING; HYDROLYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031684533     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a022116     Document Type: Article

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