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THE RESPONSE OF T4 LYSOZYME TO LARGE-TO-SMALL SUBSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE CORE AND ITS RELATION TO THE HYDROPHOBIC EFFECT

Source organism: Escherichia virus T4
Biochemical function: hydrolase activity, acting on glycosyl bonds
Biological process: viral release from host cell by cytolysis
Cellular component: host cell cytoplasm

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EC 3.2.1.17: Lysozyme

Reaction catalysed:
Hydrolysis of (1->4)-beta-linkages between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in a peptidoglycan and between N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in chitodextrins
Systematic name:
Peptidoglycan N-acetylmuramoylhydrolase
Alternative Name(s):
  • 1,4-N-acetylmuramidase
  • Globulin G
  • Globulin G1
  • L-7001
  • Lysozyme g
  • Mucopeptide N-acetylmuramoylhydrolase
  • Mucopeptide glucohydrolase
  • Muramidase
  • N,O-diacetylmuramidase
  • PR1-lysozyme

GO terms

Sequence family

Pfam Protein family (Pfam)
PF00959
Domain description: Phage lysozyme
Occurring in:
  1. Endolysin
The deposited structure of PDB entry 246l contains 1 copy of Pfam domain PF00959 (Phage lysozyme) in Endolysin. Showing 1 copy in chain A.

InterPro InterPro annotations
IPR001165
Domain description: T4-type lysozyme
Occurring in:
  1. Endolysin
IPR002196
Domain description: Glycoside hydrolase, family 24
Occurring in:
  1. Endolysin
IPR023347
Domain description: Lysozyme domain superfamily
Occurring in:
  1. Endolysin
IPR034690
Domain description: Endolysin T4 type
Occurring in:
  1. Endolysin
IPR023346
Domain description: Lysozyme-like domain superfamily
Occurring in:
  1. Endolysin

Structure domain

CATH CATH domain
1.10.530.40
Class: Mainly Alpha
Architecture: Orthogonal Bundle
Topology: Lysozyme
Homology: Lysozyme
Occurring in:
  1. Endolysin
The deposited structure of PDB entry 246l contains 1 copy of CATH domain 1.10.530.40 (Lysozyme) in Endolysin. Showing 1 copy in chain A.
SCOP SCOP annotation
53981
Class: Alpha and beta proteins (a+b)
Fold: Lysozyme-like
Superfamily: Lysozyme-like
Occurring in:
  1. Endolysin
The deposited structure of PDB entry 246l contains 1 copy of SCOP domain 53981 (Phage lysozyme) in Endolysin. Showing 1 copy in chain A.

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