cwlA [Mon Aug 31 2015 13:55:44 GMT+0200 (CEST)]

N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase

locus: BSU25900

pI: 10.40

mw: 29.00 kDa

function: minor autolysin

product: N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase

essential: no

ec: 3.5.1.28

synonyms

Genomic Context

categories

• [category|SW 1|Cellular processes] → [category|SW 1.1|Cell envelope and cell division] → [category|SW 1.1.3|Cell wall degradation/ turnover] → [category|SW 1.1.3.1|Autolysis]
• [category|SW 5|Prophages and mobile genetic elements] → [category|SW 5.1|Prophages] → [category|SW 5.1.3|Skin element]

[SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein

• [SW|cell wall degradation/ turnover], [SW|Skin element]

The protein

Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity

• Hydrolyzes the link between N-acetylmuramoyl residues and L-amino acid residues in certain cell-wall glycopeptides (according to Swiss-Prot)

Protein family

• N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase 2 family (according to Swiss-Prot)

Paralogous protein(s)

• [protein|search|CwlH], [protein|search|XlyA], [protein|search|XlyB]

[SW|Domains]

• contains an amidase_2 domain (like [protein|search|BlyA], [protein|search|CwlH], [protein|search|XlyA], [protein|search|XlyB])

References

• 1908396