Lytic transglycosylases (LTs) are a class of autolytic enzymes that
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The C-terminal domain of Escherichia coli YfhD functions as a lytic transglycosylase* Edie M. Scheurwater and Anthony J. Clarke From the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 Canada Running head: E. coli membrane-bound lytic transglycosylase F Address correspondence to: Anthony J. Clarke, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 1W1, Canada, Tel, 519-824-4120; Fax, 519-837-1802; Email: [email protected]
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