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. 1972 Apr;110(1):236–245. doi: 10.1128/jb.110.1.236-245.1972

Bacteriolytic Enzymes Produced by Myxococcus xanthus

Sara Sudo 1, Martin Dworkin 1
PMCID: PMC247403  PMID: 4622898

Abstract

The bacteriolytic activities in the culture fluid of Myxococcus xanthus were purified and separated into six active fractions by the use of Bio-Gel CM-2 and Bio-Gel P-60. These fractions were identified as: (i) an amidase, (ii) a glucosaminidase, (iii) a glucosaminidase and an amidase, (iv) a protease with probable amidase activity, (v) another protease with probable amidase activity, and (vi) a peptidase active on both d-alanyl-diaminopimelate and d-alanyl-lysine peptide bonds. On one occasion, another amidase was eluted from Bio-Gel CM. Preliminary studies on some characteristics of the enzymes and their production during growth are reported.

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