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. 1995 Feb;61(2):804–806. doi: 10.1128/aem.61.2.804-806.1995

Molecular cloning of the gene which encodes beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase from a marine bacterium, Alteromonas sp. strain O-7.

H Tsujibo 1, K Fujimoto 1, H Tanno 1, K Miyamoto 1, Y Kimura 1, C Imada 1, Y Okami 1, Y Inamori 1
PMCID: PMC167341  PMID: 7574618

Abstract

The gene encoding the periplasmic beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase (GlcNAcase B) from a marine Alteromonas sp. strain, O-7, was cloned and sequenced. The protein sequence of GlcNAcase B revealed a highly significant homology with Vibrio GlcNAcase and alpha- and beta-chains of human beta-hexosaminidase.

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