Two New M23 Peptidoglycan Hydrolases With Distinct Net Charge [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Bacterial peptidoglycan hydrolases play an essential role in cell wall metabolism during bacterial growth, division, and elongation (autolysins) or in the elimination of closely related species from the same ecological niche (bacteriocins).
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Peptidoglycan Hydrolases of Local Lactic Acid Bacteria from Kazakh Traditional Food [PDF]
Central Asian Journal of Global Health, 2014 Introduction: Peptidoglycan (PG) is a major component of the cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria and is essential for maintaining the integrity of the bacterial cell and its shape.
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Identification of key peptidoglycan hydrolases for morphogenesis, autolysis, and peptidoglycan composition of
Microbial Cell Factories, 2012 Background Lactobacillus plantarum is commonly used in industrial fermentation processes. Selected strains are also marketed as probiotics for their health beneficial effects.
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One fold, many functions—M23 family of peptidoglycan hydrolases [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Bacterial cell walls are the guards of cell integrity. They are composed of peptidoglycan that provides rigidity to sustain internal turgor and ensures isolation from the external environment.
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Bacterial Cell Enlargement Requires Control of Cell Wall Stiffness Mediated by Peptidoglycan Hydrolases [PDF]
mBio, 2015 Most bacterial cells are enclosed in a single macromolecule of the cell wall polymer, peptidoglycan, which is required for shape determination and maintenance of viability, while peptidoglycan biosynthesis is an important antibiotic target.
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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of peptidoglycan hydrolases of Lactobacillus sakei [PDF]
Journal of Advanced Research, 2016 Lactobacillus sakei, a lactic acid bacterium naturally found in fresh meat and sea products, is considered to be one of the most important bacterial species involved in meat fermentation and bio-preservation. Several enzymes of Lb.
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Dimer-monomer transition defines a hyper-thermostable peptidoglycan hydrolase mined from bacterial proteome by lysin-derived antimicrobial peptide-primed screening [PDF]
eLifePhage-derived peptidoglycan hydrolases (i.e. lysins) are considered promising alternatives to conventional antibiotics due to their direct peptidoglycan degradation activity and low risk of resistance development.
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Reassessing the substrate specificities of the major Staphylococcus aureus peptidoglycan hydrolases lysostaphin and LytM [PDF]
eLifeOrchestrated action of peptidoglycan (PG) synthetases and hydrolases is vital for bacterial growth and viability. Although the function of several PG synthetases and hydrolases is well understood, the function, regulation, and mechanism of action of PG ...
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The role of peptidoglycan hydrolases in the formation and toxicity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa membrane vesicles. [PDF]
Microlife, 2022 Chen YC +3 more
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The Protozoan
mBio, 2018 The human eukaryotic pathogen Trichomonas vaginalis causes trichomoniasis, a prevalent sexually transmitted infection. This extracellular protozoan is intimately associated with the human vaginal mucosa and microbiota, but key aspects of the complex ...
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