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[51] Exocellular dd-carboxypeptidases-transpeptidases from Streptomyces

1976; Academic Press; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0076-6879(76)45054-1

1557-7988

Jean‐Marie Frère, Mélina Leyh‐Bouille, Jean‐Marie Ghuysen, Manuel Nieto, Harold R. Perkins,

Chemical Synthesis and Analysis

Strains R39 and R61 are soil isolates. Their designations are arbitrary. In strain R39, the cross-link between the peptide units of the wall peptidoglycan extends from the C-terminal D-alanine of one unit to the amino group at the D-center of meso-diaminopimelic acid of another unit (peptidoglycan of chemotype I). The interpeptide bond is in position to a free carboxyl group. In strain R61, the cross-link extends from a C-terminal D-alanine of a peptide unit to a glycine residue attached to the amino group of LL-diaminopimelic acid of another peptide unit (peptidoglycan of chemotype II). The exocellular DD carboxypeptidases-transpeptidases produced by both strains catalyze hydrolysis, react with β-lactam antibiotics. This chapter explains the assay methods for DD-Carboxypeptidase activity like the standard reaction, chemical estimation of free Alanine, as well as, assay method for β-Lactamase. It also discusses the Excretion of DD-Carboxypeptidase-Transpeptidase and β -Lactamase by Streptomyces R39, Excretion of DD-Carboxypeptidase-Transpeptidase and β-Lactamase by Streptomyces R61, purification of the DD-Carboxypeptidase-Transpeptidase from Streptomyces R39 (for 500 Liters of Culture Fluid), Purification of the DD-Carboxypeptidase-Transpeptidase from Streptomyces R61 (for 400 Liters of Culture Fluid), Physicochemical Properties of DD-Carboxypeptidases-Transpeptidases from Streptomyces R39 and R61, Interaction between DD-Carboxypeptidases-Transpeptidases from Streptomyces R39 and R61 and β-Lactam Antibiotics , Titration of DD-Carboxypeptidases-Transpeptidases from Streptornyces R39 and R61 by β-Lactam Antibiotics, Hydrolysis Reactions Catalyzed by the DD-Carboxypeptidases-Transpeptidases from Streptomyces R39 and R61, Concomitant Hydrolysis and Transfer Reactions Involving Distinct Donor and Acceptor Peptides, Catalyzed by the DD-Carboxypeptidases-Transpeptidases from Streptonayces R39 and R61, Concomitant Hydrolysis and Transfer Reactions Catalyzed by the DD-Carboxypeptidases-Transpeptidases from Streptomyces R39 and R61 and in Which the Same Peptide Acts as Donor and Acceptor and Inhibition of DD-Carboxypeptidases-Transpeptidases from Streptomyces R39 and R61 by β-Lactam Antibiotics in the Presence of Substrates.