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Summary: Autolytic enzyme profiles of fast- and slow-growing mycobacteria were examined using SDS-PAGE zymography with incorportated mycobacterial peptidoglycan sacculi as substrate. Each species tested ( and ) appeared to produce a different set of enzymes on the basis of differing number and molecular masses. A major autolysin from was purified to apparent homogeneity by DEAE-cellulose chromatography, preparative gel electrophoresis and Mono Q FPLC. This enzyme had an estimated molecular mass of 38 kDa, an isoelectric point of 5·5 and a pH optimum of pH 7·5. Digestion of purified peptidoglycan by the enzyme resulted in the appearance of reducing sugars, suggesting that the 38 kDa autolysin is a β-glycosidase. Partial internal amino acid sequence of the autolysin was determined and should facilitate identification, cloning and overexpression of the encoding gene.

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1999-01-01
2024-11-03
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