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EC 3.4.24.75 Details
EC number
3.4.24.75
Accepted name
lysostaphin
Reaction
Hydrolysis of the -Gly┼Gly- bond in the pentaglycine inter-peptide link joining staphylococcal cell wall peptidoglycans
Other name(s)
glycyl-glycine endopeptidase
CAS registry number
9011-93-2
Comment
A zinc-dependent, 25-kDa endopeptidase from Staphylococcus simulans. Lyses cells of S. aureus, in particular, by its action on the cross-bridges of the cell wall. Type example of peptidase family M23.
History
created 1997
EC Tree
3.4.24.2 created 1972, deleted 1992
3.4.24.4 created 1972 [EC 3.4.99.13 and EC 3.4.99.22 both created 1972, incorporated 1978], deleted 1992
3.4.24.5 created 1978, deleted 1989
3.4.24.8 created 1978, deleted 1992
3.4.24.9 created 1978, deleted 1992
3.4.24.10 created 1972 as EC 3.4.99.12, transferred 1978 to EC 3.4.24.10, deleted 1992