Figure 4. Proposed peptidoglycan hydrolases mechanism of Lys68.
Lys68 hydrolyses the 1, 4-linkages between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, through a two-step mechanism involving Glu-18 catalytic residue to cleave the peptidoglycan.
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