Characterization of a new Bacillus subtilis peptidoglycan hydrolase gene, yvcE (named cwlO), and the enzymatic properties of its encoded protein

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 174-181

  Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki ^a   Furuhata, Kazumi ^a   Fukushima, Tatsuya ^a   Yamamoto, Hiroki ^a   Sekiguchi, Junichi ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autolysin; Bacillus subtilis; Cell wall hydrolase; cwlO; DL endopeptidase; yvcE

Indexed keywords

CELLS; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROLYSIS; PROTEINS; RNA;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; SUBSTRATE BOND;

GENES;

AMINO ACID; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; HISTIDINE; HYDROLASE; MESSENGER RNA; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN CWLO; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL MOTILITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CISTRON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SUPERNATANT; VEGETATIVE GROWTH;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 6944227521     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(04)00262-2     Document Type: Article

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