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Purification, M r ‐value and subunit structure of a teichoic acid hydrolase from Bacillus subtilis
Author(s) -
Kusser Wolfgang,
Fiedler Franz
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/0014-5793(82)81073-9
Subject(s) - bacillus subtilis , teichoic acid , protein subunit , hydrolase , chemistry , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , enzyme , bacteria , biology , genetics , gene , peptidoglycan
A teichoic acid degrading enzyme (tiechoicase) was purified to apparent homogeneity from a water‐soluble cell extract of sporulating Bacillus subtilis cells. A rapid test for the detection of teichoicase activity was developed. The purified teichoicase has an app. M r = 310 000. It consists of 4 identical subunits of M r = 78 000 each.