Identification of Mur, an atypical peptidoglycan hydrolase derived from Leuconostoc citreum

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 858-864

  Cibik, R ^a   Tailliez, P ^a   Langella, P ^a   Chapot Chartier, M P ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOLYSIN; GENE PRODUCT; HYDROLASE; LYSOZYME; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEIN MUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DIVISION; CELL SEPARATION; ENZYME BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; HYDROLYSIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LEUCONOSTOC; LEUCONOSTOC CITREUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LEUCONOSTOC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MURAMIDASE; N-ACETYLMURAMOYL-L-ALANINE AMIDASE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0035140786     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.2.858-864.2001     Document Type: Article

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