Open AccessMise en evidence au cours de la sporulation de Bacillus sphaericus d'une activite dipeptidasique sur des substrats constituants du peptidoglycane
Author(s) -
Vacheron MarieJeanne,
Guinand Micheline,
Michel Georges
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1978.tb01886.x
Subject(s) - spore , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , bacillus sphaericus , chemistry , bacteria , bacillales , genetics , bacillus subtilis
A dipeptidase activity on ms ‐A 2 pm‐ d ‐Ala and l ‐Lys‐ d ‐Ala was found in sporulating cells of Bacillus sphaericus 9602. The specific activity of this enzyme was low during the growth cycle and showed a rapid increase throughout sporulation. Values in the dormant spores were 1.3‐fold higher than those found in cells late in sporulation and 20‐fold higher than those found in log‐phase cells.