Strain-related differences in lysozyme sensitivity and extent of O-acetylation of gonococcal peptidoglycan.
Peptidoglycan from Neisseria gonorrhoeae RD5 was completely degraded by hen egg white lysozyme and was not extensively O-acetylated. In contrast, peptidoglycans from gonococcal strains FA19 and FA102 (a penicillin-resistant mutant derived from FA19), were markedly resistant to digestion by hen egg white lysozyme and were extensively O-acetylated.
D000107:Acetylation; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009113:Muramidase / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000378:metabolism*
D010457:Peptidoglycan; D009113:Muramidase