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Catalysis of the specific cleavage of the beta-1,4 glycosidic linkage between N-acetylmuramyl and N-acetylglucosaminyl residues in peptidoglycan, with the concomitant formation of 1,6-anhydro-N-acetylmuramyl residues. Acts on linkages within peptidoglycan chains (i.e. not at the ends) to produce shorter strands with 1,6-anhydromuramic acid ends. Catalysis of the transfer of a glycosyl group from one compound (donor) to another (acceptor). Catalysis of the specific cleavage of the beta-1,4 glycosidic linkage between N-acetylmuramyl and N-acetylglucosaminyl residues in peptidoglycan, with the concomitant formation of 1,6-anhydro-N-acetylmuramyl residues. Catalysis of the transfer of a group, e.g. a methyl group, glycosyl group, acyl group, phosphorus-containing, or other groups, from one compound (generally regarded as the donor) to another compound (generally regarded as the acceptor). Transferase is the systematic name for any enzyme of EC class 2.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: lytic transglycosylase activity
Acc: GO:0008933
Aspect: Molecular Function
Desc: Catalysis of the specific cleavage of the beta-1,4 glycosidic linkage between N-acetylmuramyl and N-acetylglucosaminyl residues in peptidoglycan, with the concomitant formation of 1,6-anhydro-N-acetylmuramyl residues.
Synonyms:
  • peptidoglycan lytic transglycosylase activity
  • murein transglycosylase B activity
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 4 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 5 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0008933 - lytic transglycosylase activity (interactive image map)
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