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Exo-beta-N-acetylmuramidase NamZ of Bacillus subtilis is the founding member of a family of exo-lytic peptidoglycan hexosaminidases
M. Müller, M. Calvert, I. Hottmann…·C. Mayer
The paper identifies NamZ as an exo-{beta}-N-acetylmuramidase in Bacillus subtilis, showing its role in peptidoglycan degradation and proposing it as a founding member of a new family of hexosaminidases.
DOI 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100519