lytic exotransglycosylase activity

Term ID

GO:0140100

Synonyms

Definition

Catalysis of the exolytic cleavage of the (1->4)-beta-glycosidic linkage between N-acetylmuramic acid (MurNAc) and N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) residues in peptidoglycan, from either the reducing or the non-reducing ends of the peptidoglycan chains, with concomitant formation of a 1,6-anhydrobond in the MurNAc residue. 4.2.2.n1

References

• EC:4.2.2.n1

Ontology

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