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MeSH Heading: N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase
Tree Number(s): D08.811.277.087.030
Unique ID: D009238
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009238
Scope Note: An autolytic enzyme bound to the surface of bacterial cell walls. It catalyzes the hydrolysis of the link between N-acetylmuramoyl residues and L-amino acid residues in certain cell wall glycopeptides, particularly peptidoglycan. EC 3.5.1.28.
Entry Term(s): Autolysin; LE-Enzyme; Mucopeptide Amidohydrolase; Murein Hydrolase; Peptidoglycan Hydrolase; T7 Endolysin; T7 Lysozyme
CAS Type 1 Name: Peptidoglycan amidohydrolase
Previous Indexing: Alanine (1966-1978); Amidohydrolases (1966-1978); Muramic Acids (1973-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under AMIDOHYDROLASES 1979-90
History Note: 91(79); was see under AMIDOHYDROLASES 1979-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/05/16
Revision Date: 2003/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

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Concept UI: M0014392
Scope Note: An autolytic enzyme bound to the surface of bacterial cell walls. It catalyzes the hydrolysis of the link between N-acetylmuramoyl residues and L-amino acid residues in certain cell wall glycopeptides, particularly peptidoglycan. EC 3.5.1.28.
Terms: N-Acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine Amidase Preferred Term
Term UI T027539
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1979); LE-Enzyme
Term UI T027536
Date09/17/1984
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Mucopeptide Amidohydrolase
Term UI T027537
Date05/16/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Murein Hydrolase
Term UI T027538
Date08/15/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Peptidoglycan Hydrolase
Term UI T027540
Date12/09/1983
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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