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. 1985 Sep 15;230(3):825–828. doi: 10.1042/bj2300825

The sporulation-specific penicillin-binding protein 5a from Bacillus subtilis is a DD-carboxypeptidase in vitro

John A Todd 1,*, Eileen J Bone 1, David J Ellar 1,†
PMCID: PMC1152690  PMID: 3933484

Abstract

The sporulation-specific penicillin-binding protein 5a was purified from Bacillus subtilis and shown to possess dd-carboxypeptidase activity in vitro.

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