lytic transglycosylase activity
id: GO:0008933
name: lytic transglycosylase activity
namespace: molecular_function
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Catalysis of the specific cleavage of the beta-(1->4) glycosidic linkage between N-acetylmuramyl and N-acetylglucosaminyl residues in peptidoglycan, with the concomitant formation of 1,6-anhydro-N-acetylmuramyl residues.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0008932 | lytic endotransglycosylase activity |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0016757 | transferase activity, transferring glycosyl groups |
