About The Medical Condition Autolysin

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Autolysin

Autolysin Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Autolysin Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Autolysin?

An autolytic enzyme bound to the surface of bacterial cell walls. It catalyzes the hydrolysis of the link between N-acetylmuramoyl residues and L-amino acid residues in certain cell wall glycopeptides, particularly peptidoglycan. EC 3.5.1.28.

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