title: Purification, Mr-value and subunit structure of a teichoic acid hydrolase from Bacillus subtilis.
abstract: A teichoic acid degrading enzyme (teichoicase) was purified to apparent homogeneity from a water-soluble cell extract of sporulating Bacillus subtilis cells. A rapid test for the detection of teichoicase activity was developed. The purified teichoicase has an app. Mr = 310 000. It consists of 4 identical subunits of Mr = 78 000 each.
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000201:enzymology*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010727:Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D010727:Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases; C036870:teichoicase