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Muramoyltetrapeptide carboxypeptidase

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EC number
  
3.4.17.13

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CAS number
  
60063-80-1

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Muramoyltetrapeptide carboxypeptidase (EC 3.4.17.13, carboxypeptidase IIW, carboxypeptidase II, lysyl-D-alanine carboxypeptidase, L-lysyl-D-alanine carboxypeptidase, LD-carboxypeptidase) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Hydrolysis of the bond: N-acetyl-D-glucosaminyl-N-acetylmuramoyl-L-Ala-D-glutamyl-6-carboxy-L-lysyl--D-alanine

Variants are known from various microorganisms.

References

Muramoyltetrapeptide carboxypeptidase Wikipedia