STUDIES ON BACTERIAL ENZYMES : II. MENINGOCOCCUS PEPTONASE.

The meningococcus cell contains a peptonase enzyme which hydrolyzes the peptides and similar constituents of commercial "peptone." The activity of this enzyme is independent of the presence of the formed bacterial cell. The peptonase enzyme is more resistant to heat and to oxidation than...

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Main Authors: Neill, James M., Fleming, William L.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1927
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2180272/