Protein
Beta-hexosaminidase
Organism
Bacillus subtilis (strain 168)
Function
Plays a role in peptidoglycan recycling by cleaving the terminal beta-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) from peptide-linked peptidoglycan fragments, giving rise to free GlcNAc, anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid and anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid-linked peptides. Cleaves muropeptides, but not peptidoglycan.
Similarity
Belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase 3 family.
Sequence
MRPVFPLILSAVLFLSCFFGARQTEASASKRAIDANQIVNRMSLDEKLGQMLMPDFRNWQKEGESSPQALTKMNDEVASLVKKYQFGGIILFAENVKTTKQTVQLTDDYQKASPKIPLMLSIDQEGGIVTRLGEGTNFPGNMALGAARSRINAYQTGSIIGKELSALGINTDFSPVVDINNNPDNPVIGVRSFSSNRELTSRLGLYTMKGLQRQDIASALKHFPGHGDTDVDSHYGLPLVSHGQERLREVELYPFQKAIDAGADMVMTAHVQFPAFDDTTYKSKLDGSDILVPATLSKKVMTGLLRQEMGFNGVIVTDALNMKAIADHFGQEEAVVMAVKAGVDIALMPASVTSLKEEQKFARVIQALKEAVKNGDIPEQQINNSVERIISLKIKRGMYPARNSDSTKEKIAKAKKIVGSKQHLKAEKKLAEKAVTVLKNEQHTLPFKPKKGSRILIVAPYEEQTASIEQTIHDLIKRKKIKPVSLSKMNFASQVFKTEHEKQVKEADYIITGSYVVKNDPVVNDGVIDDTISDSSKWATVFPRAVMKAALQHNKPFVLMSLRNPYDAANFEEAKALIAVYGFKGYANGRYLQPNIPAGVMAIFGQAKPKGTLPVDIPSVTKPGNTLYPLGYGLNIKTGRPL