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. 1983 Aug 15;214(2):653–655. doi: 10.1042/bj2140653

Identification of penicillin-binding protein 5a of Bacillus megaterium KM as a DD-carboxypeptidase.

J A Todd, D J Ellar
PMCID: PMC1152295  PMID: 6412705

Abstract

Measurement of the stabilities of DD-carboxypeptidase activity and the penicillin-binding activity of proteins 5 and 5a in membranes isolated from vegetative cells and stage-V forespores suggests that the unique sporulation-specific protein 5a may be a penicillin-sensitive DD-carboxypeptidase.

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