Protein
N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanine amidase
Organism
Bacillus subtilis (strain 168)
Function
Involved in muropeptide recycling. Hydrolyzes the amide bond between N-acetylmuramic acid (MurNAc) and the L-alanine residue of the stem peptide. Cannot hydrolyze muropeptides containing N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) at the non-reducing end.
Similarity
Belongs to the peptidase S12 family.
Sequence
MKTKTLFIFSAILTLSIFAPNETFAQTAGNLIEPKIINAETAQFSTKKLRKVDQMIERDIAAGFPGAVLVVVKDGRIIKKAAYGYSKKYEGSELLRRPAKMKTRTMFDLASNTKMYATNFALQRLVSQGKLDVYEKVSAYLPGFKDQPGDLIKGKDKIRVIDVLQHQSGLPSSFYFYTPEKAGKYYSQERDKTIEYLTKIPLDYQTGTKHVYSDIGYMLLGCIVEKLTGKPLDVYTEQELYKPLRLKHTLYNPLQKGFKPKQFAATERMGNTRDGVIQFPNIRTNTLQGEVHDEKAFYSMDGVSGHAGLFSNADDMAILLQVMLNKGSYRNISLFDQKTADLFTAPSATDPTFALGWRRNGSKSMEWMFGPHASENAYGHTGWTGTVTIIDPAYNLGIALLTNKKHTPVIDPEENPNVFEGDQFPTGSYGSVITAIYEAME