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. 1973 Nov;135(3):463–468. doi: 10.1042/bj1350463

Molecular weight and amino acid composition of the exocellular dd-carboxypeptidase–transpeptidase of Streptomyces R61

Jean-Marie Frère 1,2, Jean-Marie Ghuysen 1,2,*, Harold R Perkins 1,2, Manuel Nieto 1,2
PMCID: PMC1165848  PMID: 4772272

Abstract

A procedure allowing the purification of milligram amounts of the exocellular dd-carboxypeptidase–transpeptidase from Streptomyces R61 to protein homogeneity (95% purity) is described. The isolated protein has a molecular weight of about 38000 and consists of one polypeptide chain. Its amino acid composition is presented.

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