THE LYTIC ENZYME OF THE PSEUDOMONAS PHAGE PHI-6 - PURIFICATION AND BIOCHEMICAL-CHARACTERIZATION

被引:50
作者
CALDENTEY, J
BAMFORD, DH
机构
[1] Department of Genetics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki
基金
芬兰科学院;
关键词
BACTERIOPHAGE; LYTIC ENZYME; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY;
D O I
10.1016/0167-4838(92)90073-M
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The lytic enzyme of the lipid-containing bacteriophage phi6, protein P5, has been purified to apparent homogeneity from disrupted viral particles. The enzyme is a monomer with a molecular mass of approx. 24 kDa. The optimal pH for P5 activity is 8.5 and the protein is readily inactivated at temperatures above 20-degrees-C. Protein P5 is active against several Gram-negative bacteria, but no activity against Gram-positive species was detected. Analysis of cell wall digests indicates that P5 is not a glycosidase, but an endopeptidase splitting the peptide bridge formed by meso-diaminopimelic acid and D-alanine.
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